Rn Jobs in Tacoma, VA

The Registered Nurse - Nursery provides care for neonates in a special care nursery, including grower feeders and neonates requiring surfactant administration. The role includes assisting with deliveries and attending vaginal births and cesarean sections in the operating room. The nurse starts IVs for neonates and provides comfort and support to families. The special care nursery is integrated with a labor and delivery unit consisting of 18 LDRP beds. Nursing staff are trained in postpartum care and specialties such as NICU and labor and delivery. The unit typically has 8–9 RNs per shift, including two specifically trained for the special care nursery, and an average census of 2–5 neonates. The nurse may float to postpartum or pediatrics when appropriate and support nursing staff in those areas as needed.