RN Specialty Labor and Delivery-Labor And Delivery

About the role

Department: Labor And Delivery. Shift: Day. A Registered Nurse is responsible for planning, organizing, and administering care within the scope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Act of the state of Arkansas. A Labor and Delivery Nurse is a Registered Nurse who provides nursing care to women and their infants before, during, and after birth. The Labor and Delivery Nurse assists the physician with all aspects of pregnancy and birth, assists the surgeons during cesarean sections, and cares for women who experience complications with their pregnancies or birth processes. The nursing roles during this phase focus on assessing the patient and developing a plan of care designed to meet the physical, psychological, educational/health literacy, sociocultural and spiritual needs of the patient and family. The Labor and Delivery nurse should be meticulous with strong attention to detail. You should be caring, compassionate, and knowledgeable on all aspects of pregnancy, labor, and birth, as well as post-pregnancy care, complications and treatments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and administer patient care within scope of training and expertise.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery.
• Assist physicians with all aspects of pregnancy and birth.
• Assist surgeons during cesarean sections.
• Care for women experiencing complications with pregnancy or birth processes.
• Assess patients and develop individualized plans of care addressing physical, psychological, educational/health literacy, sociocultural, and spiritual needs.

Requirements / Qualifications

• New RN graduate from an accredited nursing program or Registered Nurse in good standing.
• Licensed to practice in the state of Arkansas.
• BSN preferred.
• Healthcare CPR required; ACLS, PALS, and/or NALS may be required in some areas (training provided).
• Ability to apply basic knowledge and skills to meet standard of care.
• Ability to practice as a full partner of an interdisciplinary team.
• Willingness to receive specialty unit-specific education as needed.

Skills

• Meticulous with strong attention to detail.
• Caring and compassionate.
• Knowledgeable on pregnancy, labor, birth, post-pregnancy care, complications, and treatments.