Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, part-time

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 66,124 - 79,900; Part time

Job summary

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) seeks a Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse for a part-time, rotating shift in the Special Delivery Unit (SDU). The role provides age-appropriate, family-centered care within a pediatric hospital setting, with multidisciplinary collaboration to support mothers and babies through fetal anomalies.

Responsibilities include delivering evidence-based care, documenting outcomes, and guiding families through the care continuum in a high-acuity environment.

Qualifications

• RN with PA licensure required upon hire.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Experience in Labor & Delivery is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate care following the nursing process.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.
• Document evaluations and outcomes per standards and procedures.
• Advise and support families, ensuring family-centered care.

Skills

Computer Proficiency

Information Literacy

Information Management

Quality Improvement Tools

Education

Technical Diploma Nursing

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Job description

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SHIFT

Rotating (United States of America)

A Brief Overview

This is a part-time, rotating shift position with the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), a vital resource for women and families facing complicated pregnancies due to fetal anomalies. By being located within a pediatric hospital, the SDU is uniquely positioned to offer seamless, integrated care that spans both maternal and neonatal needs—an advantage for families dealing with fetal anomalies. Here’s what sets the SDU apart:

• Focus on Fetal Anomalies: The SDU’s emphasis on supporting women carrying babies with fetal anomalies means highly personalized care, early diagnosis, close monitoring, and advanced medical interventions for mother and child.
• Comprehensive Care Across the Continuum: The unit 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; a 15-bed Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit; and two infant stabilization rooms for newborns born with complications.
• Skilled, Multidisciplinary Team: Experienced labor and delivery nurses, a 24‑hour obstetrician and certified nurse midwife, obstetrical technologists, backup maternal‑fetal medicine physician, and pediatric specialists.
• Compassionate, Individualized Care: Compassionate and psychological support for families facing difficult circumstances, alongside medical intervention.

The Clinical Nurse practices at the level of an advanced beginner to expert practitioner of professional nursing under the CHOP Nursing Professional Practice Model. The nurse delivers age‑ and developmentally‑appropriate care and leads patient care within a family‑centered framework.

What You Will Do

• Clinical Practice
  • Follow the nursing process to deliver safe, compassionate, and culturally effective care.
  • Gather and synthesize assessment data to determine patient/family plan of care and share pertinent data with the care team.
  • Recognize and seek resources for clinical changes indicating patient deterioration; utilize the CAT team when appropriate.
  • Collaborate with patient, family, and multidisciplinary team to coordinate all facets of patient care.
  • Develop, implement, and revise the patient’s plan of care on admission and throughout the hospitalization, ensuring outcomes focus and goal setting with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
  • Coordinate across the continuum—using case management resources.
  • Consistently follow evidence‑based practice bundles and nursing standards/procedures to prevent harm and promote excellent outcomes.
  • Recognize and address ethical dilemmas or moral distress; take steps to address and seek resources.
  • Demonstrate competence in teaching patients/families, progressing to expert educator.
  • Evaluate and document care provided each shift.
  • Accountable for rapid adoption and implementation of clinical practice changes into own practice.
• Communication
  • Document evaluation of nursing interventions and outcomes per hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Consistently follow safe hand‑off practices defined in patient care standards and procedures.
  • Utilize and exemplify safety behaviors for error prevention; identify concerns and communicate with unit leadership as appropriate.
  • Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques and listening skills to empathically communicate with patients/families and colleagues.
  • Encourage patient/family self‑advocacy.
• Collaboration
  • Demonstrate effective teamwork as a member of the interdisciplinary team, fostering and exemplifying a culture of respect.
  • Address situations where disrespectful collaboration may impact care or create non‑collaborative relationships; seek resources as needed.
  • Participate actively in interdisciplinary patient care rounds/meetings and make recommendations that reflect nursing goals, interventions, and expected outcomes.
  • Incorporate evidence‑based practice into direct care in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
  • Develop and sustain professional, well‑bounded therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
  • Establish appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of professional nursing.
  • Expand clinical judgment and critical thinking with increased experience.
  • Model principles of Family Centered Care: dignity, respect, information sharing, participation, collaboration.
  • Understand and incorporate optimal patient/family experiences into care; maintain knowledge of NRC Picker results.
  • Participate and/or lead in initiatives to improve satisfaction scores.
  • Practice within a shared decision‑making environment; participate in Shared Governance council activities.
  • Familiar with Magnet designation and Magnet Model; serve as unit‑based Magnet champion.
  • Manage own time and resources to deliver cost‑effective care; conserve supplies; avoid incidental overtime; understand staffing cost implications; identify cost‑saving opportunities.
  • Stay informed about Professional Advancement Program (PEAK) and consider participation.
  • Demonstrate health‑informatics competency to manage patient care data and emerging technology.
  • Navigate nursing scorecard and participate in performance improvement initiatives.
  • Identify learning needs and maintain compliance with CEU requirements, mandatory education, and annual nursing competencies.
  • Recognize preferences for constant change and develop coping methodologies; incorporate learning from fast‑paced environment.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives at unit or organization level.
  • Contribute to nursing science through inquiry, literature review, clinical question development, and participation in research projects.
  • Engage in activities that improve community health.

Education Qualifications

• Technical Diploma Nursing Required
• Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least one (1) year Labor and Delivery RN experience (Required)
• At least two (2) years Prior experience in Labor and Delivery Nursing (Preferred)

Skills And Abilities

• Computer Competency – basic use of a computer, Microsoft Office, web browsing, intranet search, shared network file space, patient‑facing technology (IV pumps, point‑of‑care devices, CR monitors), clinical communication systems.
• Information Literacy – identify required clinical information, access efficiently, evaluate critically, and incorporate into practice.
• Information Management Literacy – navigate electronic health record, use decision support tools, understand policies, confidentiality, security, privacy regulations.
• Collect clinical data using quality improvement tools (e.g., run charts).

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) – required upon hire or
• Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (Pennsylvania) – required upon hire or
• Registered Nurse (New Jersey) – required upon hire or
• Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (New Jersey) – required upon hire and
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – required upon hire (must be completed through an organization that requires hands‑on instructor‑led verification, e.g., American Heart Association or Red Cross)

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Salary Range

$48.30 – $58.15 hourly

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