Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Medical City Healthcare; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) Match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Medical City Alliance in Fort Worth, TX seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to provide labor and delivery care, ensuring safety and therapeutic support for mothers and babies. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and adhere to nurse practice standards, supporting antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum patients.

Requirements include an ASN with BSN within 3 years or equivalent, plus RN licensure in Texas, BLS, and completion of scrub tech duties within 1 year.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred and must be obtained within 3 years of employment.
• Ability to perform scrub tech duties during delivery within 1 year of employment.
• Active RN license in Texas and BLS from an approved vendor.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe, therapeutic environment and nursing standards of care.
• Provide care for antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum patients.
• Triage OBED patients and interpret fetal monitoring per protocols.
• Perform and document patient assessments and collaborate with multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Scrub tech during delivery

Infection-control adherence

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s degree in Nursing

BSN preferred; BSN within 3 years

Tools

Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)

NRP

ACLS

Job description

As the nation's largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we're honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That's why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Registered Nurse is responsible for decisions and actions within the domain of nursing practice. Important aspects of this responsibility are the promotion of a safe and therapeutic environment for both the recipients and providers of nursing care; acquisition of specialized knowledge skills and additional formal education to provide specialized care; demonstration and validation of competence in nursing practice; clinical practice consistent with the policies, procedures and standards of this facility; and supervision of other staff as designated within the department.

• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Responsible for care of patients in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period.
• Triage OBED pregnant patients adhering to Medical Screening exam guidelines.
• Fetal strip interpretation using external and internal monitoring methods.
• Managing high-risk patients including by not limited to: preterm labor, preeclampsia/eclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa, and placenta abruption.
• Performs and documents patient assessments and reassessments following Nursing and Departmental P/P, using appropriate techniques for data collection and analysis, at regular and indicated intervals
• Provides IV therapy management and performs venipuncture as needed for lab draws per physician orders.

Qualifications

What qualifications you will need

Education / Skills

• Associate’s degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred. BSN will be required within 3 years of employment.
• Ability to perform as scrub tech during delivery required within 1 year of employment.
• Professional Nursing Organization membership encouraged.

Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience is preferred.

Licenses, Registrations and/or Certifications

• RN license eligible to practice in the state of Texas required.
• BLS required from an HCA approved vendor required.
• NRP and ACLS within first 90 days of hire.
• Specialty Certification Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) is required within 6 months after becoming eligible and maintained. AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring is required until eligible for C-EFM.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Medical City Alliance serves families from Fort Worth, Keller, Haslet, Saginaw and Tarrant County. Our 99+ bed hospital offers 30+ specialties. We offer 2 convenient ER locations, including our off-campus ER in Saginaw. Our maternity floor includes labor and delivery suites and c-section ORs. We have a well-baby nursery, postpartum rooms, and a Level III NICU. We offer compassionate care with state-of-the-art surgical equipment. Our hospital offers robotic surgery to perform procedures. Our facility provides comprehensive cardiology services. We prioritize early detection and treatment of heart disease. Our advanced technology provides quick results to our patients. Our patient satisfaction scores rank in the top decile of hospitals nationwide. Our physicians rank Medical City Alliance as excellent in quality of care. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry!

Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery opening.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.