Registered Nurse​/Labor and Delivery

Job Opportunity in Antioch, CA

Join our dedicated team in Antioch, CA, where you'll have the chance to make a significant impact in the lives of mothers and newborns. We are seeking a compassionate and skilled professional to provide exceptional care in our Labor and Delivery unit.

• 3/12 Nights:

• CA RN License
• ACLS
• BLS
• NRP
• AWHONN Advanced

2 years of experience required

• Conducts patient and family assessment encompassing physiological, spiritual, and emotional areas.
• Collaborates and communicates with physicians and other healthcare team members to interpret, adjust, and coordinate daily patient care plans to ensure continuity of care.
• Partners with peers, management, and other healthcare providers to streamline patient workflow, improve patient outcomes, and provide the highest quality of care.
• Communicates patients’ plan of care to co-workers and during shift changes and between departments.

• Provides competent, compassionate, and cost-effective patient care following unit, department, and hospital policies, scientific principles, and evidence-based nursing practices.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for each patient and their families in accordance with hospital regulations.
• Delegates tasks appropriately to team members based on legal scopes of practice, licensure, educational preparation, guidelines, and individual capability.
• Communicates and explains treatments/activities to patients and families collaboratively, ensuring patient understanding through teach-back methods.
• Maintains mindfulness in delivering individualized care and communication with patients and families, focusing on safety.
• Performs duties in compliance with hospital policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations, to provide the highest level of patient care.
• Upholds the confidentiality of all patients' protected health information (PHI) and protects all PHI from accidental, intentional, or inappropriate disclosure.
• Remains current in advancements, trends, and best practices related to acute care and nursing practice.

• Monitors patient care interventions, assesses therapies, evaluates outcomes, and intervenes as warranted.
• Conducts ongoing education for patients and their families to ensure optimal patient care from admission through transitions of care.
• Reassesses, evaluates, and documents each patient's response to the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed.
• Reports any safety or compliance concerns via appropriate channels and participates in safety events to prevent future occurrences.
• Accurately documents and updates all treatment information in the patient’s electronic health record (EHR).
• Develops, implements, and documents formal teaching and transition planning that includes the patient/family in care for identified health needs.
• Verifies and helps validate the competency of newly hired and/or student staff to perform special tasks of nursing care as appropriate.
• Serves as a clinical resource and mentor to newly hired staff and helps orient them to the unit.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing