RN Registered Nurse Labor & Delivery Full-time nights
About The Position
Texas Health Southwest is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Labor & Delivery department in Fort Worth, Texas. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., with holiday and weekend requirements and occasional on-call duty of one shift per six-week schedule. The Labor & Delivery department has a 15-bed LDR unit and three OR suites, alongside a separate 26-bed Mother/Baby area and a 16-bed Level III NICU. The facility averages 270 to 300 deliveries per month and has Maternal Level III designation. It is mother-friendly, Texas 10-Step designated, and Magnet designated, and participates in Team Birth and the CHAMPS breastfeeding initiative. The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process: assessing patients, planning and providing care, and evaluating interventions. The role includes incorporating age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responding to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintaining continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and expedited out-of-hospital transfers. The nurse must be able to triage, labor, deliver, circulate, and recover patients. Texas Health describes self-scheduling, opportunities for educational and career growth, a strong Unit Based Council, and a supportive team environment. Benefits include 401(k), paid time off, medical and dental coverage, paid parental leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, and a student loan repayment plan.
Requirements
- Associate degree from an accredited nursing program or a nursing diploma.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
- One year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) before providing independent patient care; maintain certification quarterly.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of hire.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 90 days.
- Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRPA) within 90 days.
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AWHONN) within six months, or Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (IFM) within six months.
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training within 90 days and maintained annually.
- Ability to triage, labor, deliver, circulate, and recover patients.
- High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- One or more years of Labor & Delivery RN experience in an LDR setting strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process.
- Assess patients, plan their care, intervene as appropriate, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
- Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ information needs.
- Maintain continuity of patient care across shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
- Triage, labor, deliver, circulate, and recover patients.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan repayment plan
- Nursing career ladder
- Self-scheduling
- Educational and career growth opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
