Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Intermountain Health•Riverton, NJ

9d•$35 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The staff RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. Riverton Hospital Labor and Delivery is an active, growing department focused on providing a safe environment and excellent patient care. The unit has 9 labor rooms, 3 triage rooms, and 2 operating rooms, with an obstetrician onsite 24/7. It cares for laboring patients and their infants from 32 weeks gestation and above. Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:1 for active laboring patients and 1:2 for triage and antepartum patients. This is a full-time position scheduled for 36 hours per week on a variable shift, with self-scheduling every 8 weeks. The position is benefits eligible.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the employment start date.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or willingness to obtain it within four years of the hire date. The posting states that a BSN is required as of its last update on 04/27/2025; employees hired or promoted before that date are held to the requirements in effect at that time.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of RN work experience.
One or more years of Labor and Delivery RN work experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients' physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate, and evaluate information from the interdisciplinary team, patients, families, physicians, and support staff.
Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking, involving patients, families, team members, and physicians, and addressing education and follow-up needs.
Direct interdisciplinary care through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, and professional licensure provisions.
Set priorities and coordinate and organize patient care while effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions, including goals, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction; revise and reassess the plan of care as indicated.
Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of others.
Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, work within licensure scope, document accurately and promptly, and understand the legal implications of care delivery.