Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery Per Diem

Part time12 Hour Night Shift

Saint Francis Hospital a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join the team on our Labor and Delivery floor!

Schedule: Per Diem Night Shift / 7:00 pm - 7:30 am (36 hours/week) / Every other weekend and rotating holidays

Serving Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County the Labor and Delivery floor at Saint Francis Hospital is a 9 bed unit. We care for various types of patients including but not limited to high risk pregnancies and complications i.e. Gestational DM HTN PTL multiple births. All Registered Nurses are educated to scrub and circulate for C-sections along with phlebotomy and IV start skills. Additionally we have 24/7 anesthesia and OB availability. We have ongoing evidence-based initiatives instituted i.e. preterm labor assessment tool prevention of primary C-Sections severe HTN in pregnancy.

Responsibilities include:

• Completes a comprehensive assessment of women during the antepartum period experiencing complications of pregnancy including preterm labor premature rupture of membranes pregnancy-induced hypertension diabetes bleeding and infection.

• Completes a comprehensive perinatal nursing assessment on pregnant women admitted to labor-delivery-recovery unit on admission.

• Assesses the womans educational needs during the intrapartum period and provides appropriate information to the woman and her family.

• Plans and delivers care to women who experience labor and birth without complications.

• Plans and delivers care to women with perinatal and/or medical complications including pregnancy-induced hypertension preterm labor bleeding in pregnancy and multiple gestations.

• Provides supportive care to the woman and her family in situations involving fetal loss or fetal abnormalities.

• Plans and delivers care to women who labor without analgesia/anesthesia.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Delaware

• ASN required BSN preferred from an accredited school of nursing

• BLS required; NRP within (6) months of employment

• At least 2-3 years experience in Labor and Delivery

• RNC preferred.

• Ability to scrub and circulate for C-sections

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.