Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

CommonSpirit Health•Westminster, CO

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team and the patient and family to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The RN promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, follows patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrates accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. The Labor and Delivery unit is growing and offers continuing education and opportunities for role expansion, supported by flexible self-scheduling. The hospital’s birthing services include labor and postpartum beds, a Level II NICU, triage beds, and operating suites. The unit cares for patients across gestations and can deliver, stabilize, and transport patients as needed. New hires who meet eligibility requirements are offered a $20,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing, Nursing Diploma, or RN license by endorsement in the state of employment.
Registered Nurse license in the state of employment.
Ability to meet the physical demands of medium work: exert or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to apply the nursing process effectively.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
One year of RN Labor experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement plans of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
Document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and in a timely manner.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
Assess patient and family learning readiness, needs, and ability; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.