L & D RN - Clinical Nights

Job Summary

Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation, provided to women and newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal stages of the childbirth process. The L&D RN directs and coordinates all nursing care based on established clinical nursing care in the Labor and Delivery Department setting, including providing labor support and education, monitoring maternal & fetal conditions, and monitoring the mother’s and baby’s vital signs during labor & birth, and managing a variety of potential issues that may arise.

Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes, serves as the resource nurse when oriented and as directed, supports the organization’s vision and mission, utilizes knowledge of patient’s age, developmental status, spiritual and cultural diversity to provide patient care, and contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care.

Provides direct care, communicates with physicians / Nurse Director / coworkers as appropriate about changes in the patient’s clinical situation, including results of diagnostic studies, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in situation or response to treatment.

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing program.
• Licensure in the state of California as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Proficient in oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal skills, teamwork, quality improvement, excellent customer service, and professionalism.

• Minimum successful 1 year of experience in critical care or L&D.

• BCLS, ACLS, NRP (AHA) upon hire.
• Basic Fetal Monitoring certificate upon hire (or current Intermediate/Advanced Fetal Monitoring course).
• Breastfeeding Training PT 1 & PT 2, and Intermediate/Advanced Fetal monitoring within 6 months of hire.
• Proficiency in both written and oral English. Other languages (Spanish, Chinese Mandarin/Cantonese) preferred.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care