RN - Labor & Delivery, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare • Snellville, GA

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About The Position

Eastside Medical Center is hiring a Labor and Delivery staff nurse for a 13-bed unit with four overflow antepartum rooms, two OR suites, and a new four-bed OB-ED. The unit has 24/7 Hospitalist coverage and a group of physicians. It may care for laboring patients, preterm patients greater than 20 weeks, and postpartum patients who need readmission. The unit aims to adhere to AWHONN standards and closely aligns staffing with patient census: 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 mother and baby.

The staff nurse provides nursing care across the lifecycle using nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. The nurse works within organizational policies and procedures, demonstrates professional growth and accountability, maintains standards of practice, and coordinates assigned staff’s patient-care activities to provide quality nursing care.

Requirements

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing.
• Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
• Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Advanced certification in the specialty, if applicable.
• No nursing experience is required; new graduates of a nursing program are eligible.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• One year in a hospital setting preferred for PRN positions.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients across the lifecycle using nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Work within the organization’s policies and procedures and demonstrate professional growth and accountability.
• Maintain standards of practice.
• Coordinate patient-care activities of assigned staff to provide quality nursing care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed