Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - Per Diem Days

About the role

Position Purpose: The primary objective of this position is to provide quality of care. Responsible for the direct and/or indirect care of patients assigned utilizing professional nursing skills and knowledge.

Unit Overview

The unit contains 8 labor beds, 2 triage rooms, 2 operating rooms, and 2 recovery rooms. The nurse to patient ratio is 1:1–1:2.

Responsibilities

• Assess learning needs, readiness to learn, and identify actual or potential barriers to learning; incorporate patient education into daily activities based on age, cultural, and spiritual values.
• Document admission assessment/reassessment, plan, interventions, medication use, and monitor effects and outcomes according to policy.
• Utilize the information management system to enhance communication and document changes in patient condition to all appropriate individuals.
• Prioritize work assignment based on changing situations.
• Communicate transfer of patient responsibility and pertinent information at the bedside and during interprofessional rounds.
• Recognize and integrate patient special needs; individualize care and demonstrate knowledge of abuse recognition and referral.
• Include pain management and supportive care issues in the plan of care.
• Adhere to infection control standards specific to patient care and promote a safe, clean, and orderly environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BSN required from an accredited school of nursing.
• PA RN License.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS).
• Prior L&D experience preferred.

Schedule

• Per Diem Tier III schedule.
• Minimum 144 hours worked per 6-week schedule.
• 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule.
• 1 winter holiday and 1 spring/summer holiday.
• Day shift: 7:00 am–7:30 pm.

Benefits

• Work/life balance with flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Discounted onsite childcare through Bright Horizons.
• Referral rewards program.

About Us

St. Mary Medical Center is a 53-acre state-of-the-art facility comprised of more than 700 physicians, nearly 3,000 colleagues, and 1,100 volunteers committed to providing quality care delivered with compassion and respect. The hospital serves nearly 630,000 residents of Bucks County.