RN Labor and Delivery Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery

Baylor Scott & White Health – Temple, TX Full‑Time | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)

Join a Magnet®‑recognized hospital and a Level IV Maternal Care designated facility where excellence in maternal and newborn care is the standard. Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple, Texas is seeking a skilled and compassionate Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse to join our high‑performing Women's Services team.

About the Labor & Delivery Unit

Level IV Maternal Care Designation

Magnet® recognized hospital

Approximately 300 births per month

Fast‑paced, high‑acuity environment

Multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive care for routine and high‑risk pregnancies

Teaching hospital with residents actively engaged in patient care

Unit features:

12 Labor & Delivery rooms

5 Antepartum rooms

3 dedicated OB Operating Rooms

4 OB Emergency Department rooms

Position Highlights

Provide direct patient care for laboring, and high‑risk obstetric patients

Collaborate with physicians, residents, midwives, anesthesiology, and neonatal teams

Manage emergency and specialty obstetric procedures with a coordinated care team

Deliver safe, evidence‑based, patient‑centered nursing care

Contribute to a professional practice environment focused on quality outcomes and continuous learning

Schedule & Benefits

Full‑time Night Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Full benefits available on Day One, including:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with employer matching

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition assistance and career advancement opportunities

Why Baylor Scott & White – Temple, TX?

Be part of a highly skilled, professional, and supportive team

Work where career growth and personal fulfillment happen together

Practice in a family‑friendly community with:

Affordable cost of living

Short commute times

Central Texas lifestyle and amenities

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays.

The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee.

Essential Functions of the Role

Clinical Judgment:
Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes.

Clinical Inquiry:
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.

Caring Practices:
Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.

Response to Diversity:
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care.

Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.

Facilitation of Learning:
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