L&D Nurse
L&D Nurse
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Job Description
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$20000 SIGN ON BONUS for FULL TIME positions for RN candidates with over 1 year of experience. This is paid out in one lump sum in the paycheck after youve been employed by us for 30 days (contingent on meeting the requirements.)
As our Labor & Delivery Nurse at Memorial- Lufkin now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health youll guide patients through the labor and childbirth process focusing on the safety of the mother and baby with kindness and compassion.
As a nurse in this department you will have varying roles and responsibilities. You may work in Obstetrics - triaging patients or perform screening exams on walk-ins or you may guide patients through a routine induction and delivery. Youre busy monitoring the mothers dilation progress while also keeping close watch on the babys fetal heart rate. Youll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patients partner and loved ones.
To thrive in this role youll need to appreciate that routine is never routine. We have some wonderful days in this department and get to be with people through huge milestones in their lives. We also have some hard days and are with people as they grieve. You must be sensitive and understanding to different circumstances. Above all else you must remain calm in an emergency. A patients status can change quickly and its never good for the patient or family to see the nurse in a panic. Youre calm. Youre in control. Youre handling the situation.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Triage walk-ins to determine if a patient is in labor water is broken false alarm etc
- Support pregnant patients in labor including induction epidural assistance (if needed) general pain management and fetal monitoring
- Assist and circulate in the operating room for cesarean sections tubal ligation cerclage and emergency procedures
- Educate patients on various interventions or procedures - medications (name and purpose) exams and labor stages
- Assess newborn and provide care.
- Communicate with the care management team including anesthesiologist physician or midwife lactation nurse charge nurse postpartum unit patient and family
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- One(1) Year Of Experience in Labor and Delivery
- Associates Degree in Nursing
- LICENSURE Active Texas RN License license in good standing with the The Texas State Board of Nursing
- CERTIFICATIONS Basic Life Support (BLS AHA)and NRP
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