Registered Nurse Critical Care Labor - Delivery PRN

Registered Nurse Critical Care Labor - Delivery PRN

The Labor and Delivery RN provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. The tasks and responsibilities include:

• Assesses, plans and evaluates patient care needs including obtaining patient history and assessing for labor risk factors.
• Carries out physician orders.
• Cares for patients requiring fetal assessment/fetal monitoring.
• Manages the patient's pain including epidural and patient controlled analgesia administration management.
• Administers prescribed medications and monitors vital signs.
• Assists physician during delivery, treatment, examination and surgical procedures.
• Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• Instructs and educates patients and families.
• Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
• Orients and mentors new staff members.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

• Current licensure as an RN.
• Current certification: BLS, NRP, BAR, S.T.A.B.L.E, ACLS
• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring/HCA Advanced Fetal Monitoring (L&D, antepartum pts as appropriate)
• New employees without previous labor and delivery experience are required to take the introduction to fetal monitoring within 90 days of hire.
• Within 6 months of hire new staff must attend and complete the 2 day AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring course.
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.