Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

TMC Health Care
TMC Health Care is Southern Arizona's regional nonprofit hospital system with Tucson Medical Center at its core. Each day staff comes to work to use their skills and expertise to improve the health of the entire community, from birth to the end of life.

Tucson Medical Center (TMC) is Tucson’s only non-profit community owned hospital. Employees choose to work at TMC because of our values of integrity, community, dedication, and compassion which we show through the exceptional care we provide to our patients and our community. Our passion for caring for the Tucson community has expanded over the last 75 years to include community partnerships, new medical specialties, and medical clinics to further provide the care our community deserves.

We don’t only care for our patients, we care for our TMC family too. As a member of our family you can expect to enjoy a wide variety of benefits. In addition to all the benefits you would expect from a leading medical facility (medical, dental, vision, 401K with match) we also provide:

• Family Style Atmosphere with a Supportive Team
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Coaching
• Extensive Onsite Gym for $12.00 a Month

Our high-acuity Labor & Delivery unit includes a dedicated triage area and supports over5,500 deliveries annually. We care forhigh-risk antepartum and intrapartum patients, with 16 LDR beds, 8 antepartum outpatient beds, 4 NST bays, and 3 pre/post-op beds.

We have
24/7 in-house coverage by perinatologists, neonatologists, OB anesthesiologists, obstetricians, and two midwifery groups. The unit features3 dedicated ORsfor scheduled and emergent procedures, including C-sections, cerclages, hysterectomies, and D&Cs.

Our nurses are cross-trained to serve aspre-op, intra-op (circulator), PACU, and newborn care nurses, providing full-spectrum care. Triage nurses manage OB concerns for patients over 20 weeks and perform scheduled procedures like NSTs and versions.

The team includes
14 RNs certified in Inpatient Obstetrics, with additional subspecialty certifications in electronic fetal monitoring. All nurses areNRP and ACLS certified.

Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines utilizing the principles of the nursing process and critical thinking skills in order to maintain patient safety and well-being.

Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure safe patient care.

Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual care plans; maintains patient documentation.

Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.

Works with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family offering informational material and pointing out special areas of concern.

Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as needed and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.

Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.

Provides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.

May manage IV lines, ensure that sterile techniques are adhered to, and oversee patient movement and positioning to ensure that the patient is handled in a medically safe manner.

May perform the…