Registered Nurse( Labor & Delivery)

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to labor and delivery patients, including monitoring and assessments.
• Lead and document birth plans, delivery progress, and postpartum care in medical records.
• Collaborate with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and nursing team to ensure safe deliveries.
• Monitor maternal and fetal status using trackers and identify deviations requiring intervention.
• Educate patients and families on labor processes, pain management, and postnatal care.
• Coordinate progress updates and ensure timely escalation for high-risk cases.
• Maintain sterile technique and uphold infection control standards during deliveries.
• Assist with cesarean sections and other operative deliveries as directed.
• Participate in unit-based quality improvement initiatives and data collection.
• Adhere to evidence-based practices and institutional protocols for labor and delivery.
• Assist with patient throughput and manage on-site workflow to meet targets.

Requirements

• Active RN license with obstetric/subspecialty certifications preferred.
• Ability to monitor fetal/m maternal status and respond to deviations.
• Minimum 2-3 years in labor and delivery or high-risk obstetrics.
• Strong documentation skills for birth plans, progress notes, and postpartum care.
• Collaborative communication with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and nursing team.
• Proficiency in sterile technique and infection control during deliveries.
• Experience assisting operative deliveries and cesarean sections.
• Care coordination to optimize throughput and escalate high-risk cases promptly.
• Ability to educate patients/families on labor, pain management, and postnatal care.
• Participation in unit-based quality improvement and data collection initiatives.