RN Staff - Labor & Delivery - FT -3rd Shift
About the role
Labor & Delivery at Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children is proud to be the highest delivering hospital in the state of Alabama as well as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. We have 20 Labor Rooms, 3 dedicated OR suites as well as a newly renovated PACU. We have an 11 bed high risk Antepartum unit as well as the first Obstetric Emergency Department in the state of Alabama managed by our team of board certified OB/GYN Hospitalists. We collaborate with many disciplines including our Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians to care for a variety of patients along the obstetric spectrum from managing any complication or condition during pregnancy like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes to providing care and support to a mother while laboring and giving birth.
Responsibilities
- Care for pregnant patients during labor
- Assist women throughout labor and the birthing process
- Provide critical nursing care and comprehensive pregnancy and postpartum education
- Collaborate with Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians
- Manage obstetrical emergencies and other obstetric conditions
- Assist with cesarean section deliveries as the patient’s circulating nurse and scrub nurse
Requirements
Qualifications
- Education: Graduate of state board School of Nursing with current Alabama or multi-state licensure
- Experience: Experience preferred; new graduates accepted
- BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period