RN Labor Delivery

CommonSpirit Health•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

As a Labor & Delivery Nurse at St Mary Medical Center now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health you’ll guide patients through the labor and childbirth process focusing on the safety of the mother and baby with kindness and compassion. As a nurse in this department you will have varying roles and responsibilities. You may work in Obstetrics - triaging patients or perform screening exams on walk-ins or you may guide patients through a routine induction and delivery. You’re busy monitoring the mother’s dilation progress while also keeping close watch on the baby’s fetal heart rate. You'll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patient’s partner and loved ones. To thrive in this role you’ll need to appreciate that routine is never routine. We have some wonderful days in this department and get to be with people through huge milestones in their lives. We also have some hard days and are with people as they grieve. You must be sensitive and understanding to different circumstances. Above all else you must remain calm in an emergency. A patient’s status can change quickly and it’s never good for the patient or family to see the nurse in a panic. You’re calm. You’re in control. You’re handling the situation. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance and more.

Requirements

1-2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required.
Current State of California RN license
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
Advanced Fetal Monitoring Required.

Responsibilities

Triage walk-ins to determine if a patient is in labor water is broken false alarm etc
Support pregnant patients in labor including induction epidural assistance (if needed) general pain management and fetal monitoring
Assist and circulate in the operating room for cesarean sections tubal ligation cerclage and emergency procedures
Educate patients on various interventions or procedures - medications (name and purpose) exams and labor stages
Assess newborn and provide care.
Communicate with the care management team including anesthesiologist physician or midwife lactation nurse charge nurse postpartum unit patient and family