RN L&D Days

RN L&D Days

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.

Required Job Qualifications include:

• Current licensure as an RN.
• Current certification as a BLS, ACLS Healthcare Provider and NRP.
• 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.