Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Mount Nittany Health•State College, PA

23h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Labor & Delivery is responsible to the Unit Director for nursing practice, including assessing childbearing women from adolescence through middle adulthood and their families, developing and implementing plans of care, and evaluating care based on outcomes. The role promotes optimal outcomes for the woman and fetus and provides a safe, supportive labor and delivery experience. The nurse works collaboratively with patients, families, and other health care team members; provides health education; delivers nursing care during operative delivery and immediate post-anesthesia recovery when needed; and provides neonatal assessment and care immediately after delivery. The role may include scrubbing and circulating for cesarean sections, newborn resuscitation, fetal monitoring, and recovery care. The nurse maintains current obstetric nursing knowledge and skills and assists with ambulance transports as needed. The position receives minimal supervision from the Unit Director. Supervision of others occurs only while serving as Charge Nurse.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited registered nurse program.
Current Pennsylvania RN licensure.
Meet the American Heart Association’s Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) standards and renew BLS every two years.
Within one year of orientation to Labor & Delivery, meet the American Heart Association’s Healthcare Provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) standards and renew ACLS every two years.
Complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within one year of the hire or transfer date and renew NRP every two years.
Effectively function as a team member and liaison between patient and staff.
Support and encourage harmonious communication; demonstrate strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills and communicate professionally.
Demonstrate mental and emotional tolerance and an even temperament when dealing with ill people, using tact, sensitivity, sound judgment, and a professional attitude with patients, families, and co-workers.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Previous RN experience.
Charge qualified.
Experience in antepartal, neonatal, obstetrical, and/or pediatric nursing.
Relevant certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

Assess childbearing women and their families, including comprehensive health histories and physical assessments, risk factors, fetal well-being, and physical, psychological, and emotional responses to pregnancy and impending birth.
Provide surveillance and care for patients presenting to Labor and Delivery, including evaluating whether a patient is in labor and determining when referral to other health care professionals or agencies is needed.
Assess patient development level and incorporate that information into the plan of care.
Participate in patient and family health education in collaboration with other health care team members.
Assess and stabilize patients and families; perform ongoing assessments and data collection.
Develop and implement plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and other health care team members, and evaluate and revise plans based on patient outcomes.
Provide a consistent standard of nursing care during operative delivery and immediate post-anesthesia recovery when necessary, which may include scrubbing and circulating for cesarean sections, newborn resuscitation, fetal monitoring, and recovery care.
Provide neonatal assessment and care immediately after delivery.
Maintain knowledge and skills in obstetric nursing, remain aware of professional issues, and keep current with clinical skills, concepts, trends, scientific advances, biomedical equipment, and ethics related to Labor and Delivery.
Assist with ambulance transports as needed.
Perform related and miscellaneous duties as assigned.