Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

About the Role

Join the Labor & Delivery team at Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, part of the Hudson Valley’s leading integrated health system. This role offers a balance of a satisfying career and a rewarding lifestyle, focusing on patient-centric care within a growing, award-winning health system that serves a diverse community.

Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse at Garnet Health Medical Center, you will:

• Provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing.
• Attend to the range of human experiences and responses to health and illness within physical and social environments.
• Integrate assessment data with knowledge gained from an appreciation of the patient or group.
• Apply scientific knowledge to diagnosis and treatment through judgment and critical thinking.
• Advance professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry.
• Influence social and public policy.
• Assure safe, quality, and evidence-based practice.
• Adhere to the New York State Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code of Ethics, and Garnet Health’s Nursing Strategic Plan.
• Work toward an improved healthcare system by providing safe, timely, effective, equitable, and patient-centered care.
• Recognize and address patient and staff safety, reporting potentially dangerous situations and taking action to minimize risk.
• Complete annual mandatory training, including BLS, and additional AHA training as required for specific clinical areas.

Requirements

• Active New York State Nursing License in good standing.
• Associate, Baccalaureate (preferred), Master’s, or Doctorate Degree in Nursing from an Accredited School of Nursing.
• Certification in Inpatient Obstetrics and/or EFM preferred (based on specialty hours).
• 1 year of Labor & Delivery experience (preferred).
• Completion of the following training/certifications:
  • STABLE course
  • ACLS within 6 months of hire
  • NRP upon hire or transfer
  • Evidence of Fetal Monitoring course completion prior to orientation completion
  • C-EFM within 18 months for new hires/transfers

Physical Demands

• Considerable standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Considerable visual demands.
• Must be able to perform RN essential physical functioning as determined by Employee Health/Pre-Screening Assessment.
• Must participate in Safe Patient Handling Initiatives.
• For patient transferring tasks requiring lifting more than 35 lbs of a patient’s weight, assistive devices must be used.
• Moderate to frequent heavy ergonomic stressors (lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients).

Mental Demands

• Ability to foster collaborative relationships and work well under pressure.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with uncontrolled interruptions.
• Sensitivity to customer needs and expectations.
• Flexibility to work irregular hours, including nights and weekends.

Working Conditions

• Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Exposure to unpleasant patient elements (e.g., blood and other potentially infectious materials).
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including emergency and crisis scenarios.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as gloves, safety glasses, respirators, or full-body suits.
• Potential contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.
• Adherence to the New York Department of Labor/Nursing Licensure Board recommendation on the 16-hour work limit.

Schedule

Variable shifts as needed, including weekends and holidays. Per Diem employees must work a minimum of one day per month, including one weekend day every other schedule, and one major and one minor holiday per year to maintain eligibility for continued employment.

Pay

The compensation range for this role is $59.50 hourly. The range reflects compliance with New York State law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements and does not include bonuses, incentive pay, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits. Factors such as location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity may be considered when determining compensation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and retirement benefits tailored to individual and family needs.
• Tuition reimbursement programs for continued education.
• Resources to support career growth and professional development.
• Inclusive and diverse team culture that values exceptional talents, skills, and perspectives.