Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - OB Labor & Delivery, L&D
Employer not yet confirmed · Houston, Texas, United States
We are searching for a Labor & Delivery Nurse ! – someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you’ll provide quality nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principals and cost effective care.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assesses patient with input from the patient/family
- Involves patient/family in the patient’s plan of care
- Implements high quality, cost effective patient care in conjunction with the patient/family
- Evaluates plan of care
- Educates patient and family
- Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and customer service skills
- Accountable for managing time and resources in a cost-effective manner
- Accountable for maintaining professional development of self and participates in development of others
- Participates in achieving hospital/unit goals
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
- Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- 9 months of professional nursing experience
- Must have L&D, Triage, Antepartum, and Mother/Baby Unit experience
- Knowledge of the principles of biological, physical, and social science
- Knowledge of observation, assessment, intervention, evaluation, care and counsel
- Knowledge of health teaching of persons who are ill
- Knowledge of health or prevention of illness
- Knowledge of administration of medications or treatments
- Knowledge of administration, supervision, and evaluation of nursing practices, policies, and procedures
- Knowledge of developmental (age-appropriate) nursing practices
- Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate good time and resource management skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to operate unit specific equipment
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- If you are applying to Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), we prefer previous 2-3 years experience within Labor & Delivery
- If you are interested in OB ICU, we prefer you to have adult ICU experience
- If you are interested in OB Float Pool, we prefer you have worked in all the following: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, High Risk Women's Services including Gyn and OB patients on Women's Specialty Unit