L&D Nurse

About the role

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional delivering compassionate, high‑quality care that impacts patients' well‑being and recovery. You will provide individualized, comprehensive care, make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans while collaborating within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Conduct admission and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions, provide nursing care to meet physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and notify physicians of changes requiring attention.
• Planning: Design, direct, evaluate, and document care plans, patient/family teaching, and transition plans; work with clinical disciplines to meet specialized care and discharge needs; set daily goals based on individualized patient needs.
• Implementation: Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostics; report significant changes to charge nurse/team leader or physician; implement patient safety initiatives and medication safety practices.
• Evaluation: Reassess patients after interventions, notify physicians to modify care as needed, and adjust nursing care to meet emerging needs.
• Report Skills: Conduct bedside shift reports with family participation, provide accurate hand‑offs, and delegate tasks according to coworker experience and patient acuity.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintain a safe patient and work environment, promptly remove soiled equipment and linen, incorporate quality and safety goals, and report safety or hazard concerns immediately.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• At least one (1) year of RN experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or equivalent experience.
• Registered Nurse license in Texas (upon hire).
• Basic Life Support – CPR certification (within 14 days of hire).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification (within 6 months of hire).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred, upon hire).

Workplace

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279‑bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system serving East Texas. The hospital provides over a quarter‑million patient services annually, offers a Joint Commission‑certified Primary Stroke Center, and is nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence. Services include a large emergency department, 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging, OBGYN, wound care, infusion, and laboratory services, as well as off‑campus rehab and outpatient facilities.

Pay

Pay range: $30.70 – $46.82 per hour.