RN - Labor & Delivery, Days
About The Position
The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. The nurse works within the organization’s policies and procedures and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The role is responsible for maintaining standards of practice and coordinating assigned staff’s patient-care activities to provide quality nursing care. The Labor & Delivery unit has 13 beds, four overflow antepartum rooms, two OR suites, and a new four-bed OB-ED. It provides 24/7 Hospitalist coverage and serves laboring patients, preterm patients over 20 weeks, and postpartum patients who need readmission. The unit aims to follow AWHONN standards and adjusts staffing to patient census, with stated ratios of 1:2 for laboring patients, 1:1 for active labor or C-section, 1:3 for antepartum patients, and 1:4 for triage/OB-ED. The health care team provides patient-centered care for mothers and babies.
Requirements
- Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
- Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
- Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
- New graduates of a nursing program are eligible; no experience is required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Nursing experience in a hospital setting.
- For PRN positions, one year in a hospital setting.
- Advanced certification in the field of specialty, if applicable.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle.
- Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
- Follow the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate professional growth and accountability.
- Maintain standards of practice.
- Coordinate patient-care activities of assigned staff to provide quality nursing care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
