Registered Nurse (RN) - L&D
About The Position
This Registered Nurse position provides direct clinical patient care in Labor and Delivery. The RN assesses, plans, and implements direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit-level basis, and supervises staff to whom care is delegated. The role supports the Chief Nursing Officer in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. The RN provides total nursing care, coordinates and integrates care using the nursing process, and directs care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards. The position coordinates and plans patient care within the prescribed medical regimen, administers medications safely and promptly according to hospital policy, and fulfills assigned Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities during emergencies or disasters. The RN must know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purposes, and appropriate responses, and follow the related policies and procedures. The role is with Valley Baptist - Brownsville. The posting notes that the position may qualify for a sign-on bonus. The organization describes its mission as serving, healing, and educating with compassionate, faith-inspired care and a commitment to quality.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice the profession as required by law, regulation in the state of practice, or policy.
- AHA BLS certification.
- AHA ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP certification if applicable under corporate policy for the unit of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
- Recent acute care experience.
- Intermediate fetal monitoring knowledge.
- Basic fetal monitoring knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, and implement direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit-level basis.
- Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
- Support the Chief Nursing Officer in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.
- Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to patients.
- Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
- Direct care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards, with the goal of discharging patients after providing an optimum level of care.
- Coordinate and plan patient care within the prescribed medical regimen.
- Administer medications safely and in a timely manner in accordance with hospital policy.
- Perform Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed during emergencies or disasters.
- Know the hospital’s emergency codes, including their purpose and appropriate responses, and follow hospital policies and procedures for each code.
Benefits
- The position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
- Paid time off.
- Career development and continuing education opportunities.
- Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discount program.
- Voluntary pet insurance.
- Voluntary legal insurance.
- Voluntary accident and critical illness insurance.
- Voluntary long-term care insurance.
- Elder and childcare benefits.
- Auto and home insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
