Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Knapp Medical Center • Weslaco, TX

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery provides safe, direct patient care to mothers and newborns during the antepartum and postpartum periods. The role uses the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment. The nurse supports patient and visitor safety, directs patient and family teaching, and guides the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Birthplace. The position is per diem (PD/PRN as needed) and has day shifts of 12 hours at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital and a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. It has 227 beds and serves the Mid-Valley area, including as its only acute care hospital and Weslaco’s only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. The hospital employs more than 450 people and has more than 300 physicians on its medical staff.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• BLS certification within 30 days of hire and maintained as current.
• ACLS certification within 90 days of hire and maintained as current.
• NRP certification within 90 days of hire and maintained as current.
• Basic Fetal Monitoring within 60 days of hire and maintained as current.
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certificate within 12 months.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree preferred.
• AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring certificate preferred.
• STABLE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain standards of care in the Birthplace.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.
• Provide a safe environment for patients and visitors.
• Use the chain of command when necessary to support patient well-being and appropriate care for newborns and mothers during the antepartum and postpartum periods.

What This Job Offers

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