Registered Nurse, Labor & Delivery

About the Role

The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is a vital resource for women and families facing complicated pregnancies due to fetal anomalies. Located within a pediatric hospital, the SDU offers seamless, integrated care spanning both maternal and neonatal needs. Positions available include rotating shift or night shift, with part-time opportunities potentially available based on unit needs.

What Sets the SDU Apart

• Focus on Fetal Anomalies: Highly personalized care tailored to complex pregnancies, including early diagnosis, close monitoring, and advanced medical interventions.
• Comprehensive Care Across the Continuum: Supports women before, during, and after childbirth, ensuring access to specialists, resources, and emotional support at every stage.
• World’s First Pediatric Hospital-based Birthing Facility: Immediate access to pediatric specialists for babies requiring intensive care or surgery after birth.
• State-of-the-Art Facilities: Two operating rooms for cesarean sections and fetal surgeries, 15-bed LDRP rooms, and two infant stabilization rooms for immediate neonatal care.
• Skilled, Multidisciplinary Team: Experienced labor and delivery nurses, 24/7 obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, obstetrical technologists, and backup maternal-fetal medicine physicians.
• Compassionate, Individualized Care: Emotional and psychological support for families facing difficult circumstances, alongside medical intervention.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Practice:
  • Follows the nursing process to deliver safe, compassionate, and culturally effective care.
  • Gathers and synthesizes assessment data to determine the patient/family plan of care.
  • Recognizes clinical changes indicative of patient deterioration and utilizes the CAT team when appropriate.
  • Collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care.
  • Develops, implements, and revises outcome-focused care plans in partnership with patients and families.
  • Coordinates care across the continuum using case management resources.
  • Follows evidence-based practice bundles and nursing standards to prevent patient harm.
  • Addresses ethical dilemmas and moral distress, seeking resources as needed.
  • Educates patients and families, progressing to expert-level instruction.
  • Evaluates and documents care provided each shift.
  • Adopts and implements clinical practice changes rapidly.
• Communication:
  • Documents nursing interventions and outcomes using hospital standards.
  • Follows safe hand-off practices and utilizes safety behaviors for error prevention.
  • Communicates effectively with patients, families, and colleagues using verbal and nonverbal techniques.
  • Encourages patient/family self-advocacy.
• Collaboration:
  • Demonstrates effective teamwork and fosters a culture of respect within the interdisciplinary care team.
  • Actively participates in interdisciplinary rounds and revises care plans based on team decisions.
  • Incorporates evidence-based practice into direct clinical care.
  • Develops partnerships with ancillary staff and delegates tasks effectively.
  • Sustains professional, therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Professional Development:
  • Models professional appearance and behaviors.
  • Expands clinical judgment and critical thinking skills with experience.
  • Demonstrates mastery of Family-Centered Care principles.
  • Incorporates patient/family experience feedback into care delivery.
  • Participates in Shared Governance council activities and progresses to leadership roles.
  • Engages in Magnet designation activities, such as serving as a unit-based Magnet champion.
  • Demonstrates fiscal stewardship by managing time and resources effectively.
  • Participates in the Professional Advancement Program (PEAK).
  • Manages patient care and outcome data using healthcare informatics.
  • Identifies learning needs and maintains compliance with mandatory education and competencies.
  • Develops effective methods to cope with and learn from a fast-paced environment.
  • Understands and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
  • Contributes to the science of nursing through inquiry, literature reviews, and evidence-based practice.
  • Participates in activities to improve community health.

Requirements

• Technical Diploma in Nursing (Required).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Preferred).
• At least one (1) year of Labor and Delivery RN experience (Required).
• At least two (2) years of Labor and Delivery Nursing experience (Preferred).

Skills and Abilities

• Computer Competency:
  • Basic use of computers (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports).
  • Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype).
  • Web browsing, intranet search, and document access.
  • Use of shared network file space.
  • Basic use of patient-facing technology (e.g., IV pumps, point-of-care devices, CR monitors).
  • Navigation and use of clinical communication systems.
• Information Literacy:
  • Determines clinical information needs and accesses it using appropriate technology.
  • Evaluates and incorporates information into clinical practice.
  • Evaluates outcomes of information use.
• Information Management Literacy:
  • Navigation of electronic health record systems.
  • Locates and reviews patient data in clinical information systems.
  • Uses clinical decision support tools.
  • Understands policies, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations for clinical information systems.
  • Collects clinical data using quality improvement tools.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) – upon hire (Required).
• Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (Pennsylvania) – upon hire (Required).
• Registered Nurse (New Jersey) – upon hire (Required).
• Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (New Jersey) – upon hire (Required).