Registered Nurse - LDRP - PRN

Baptist Health Care; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver goal‑directed, patient‑centered care in accordance with the nursing process and primary nursing principles. The RN collaborates with the care team to plan, implement, and evaluate care for each patient.

Responsibilities include safe medication delivery, accurate documentation, and timely communication of patient status. Candidates must have Florida RN licensure or eligible compact state, BLS, ACLS, and NRP within required

Qualifications

• Proven nursing proficiency and ability to apply the nursing process.
• Basic computer skills for documentation and order entry.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to interpret maternal and fetal well‑being and respond with appropriate nursing interventions.
• Knowledge of emergency nursing management and resuscitation basics.

Responsibilities

• Assess and prioritize patient and family needs; discuss and communicate plan of care with the team.
• Deliver medications and treatments safely; monitor and document patient responses.
• Perform continuous patient assessment and escalate changes to care team.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of care provided.
• Promote effective teamwork to meet department goals and objectives.
• Maintain licensure, certifications, education, and competencies as required.
• Assess and evaluate status of mother and fetus during labor; document accurately.
• Facilitate intrapartum/postpartum care for patients with fetal demise.

Skills

Nursing proficiency

Basic computer skills

Communication skills

OB maternal‑fetal nursing

Emergency nursing

Education

Technical Diploma/Certificate in Nursing

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

The Registered Nurse provides care and education for the patient based on their illness, symptoms, and courses of treatment. This position manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

What you will do

• Assesses, identifies, and prioritizes patient and family needs to provide quality care to all patients. Develops, discusses, and communicates plan of care for each patient in collaboration with the care team.
• Safely delivers medications and treatments. Monitors and documents patient responses and upholds all safety policies and protocols including patient identification, risk mitigation ensuring a safe individualized plan of care.
• Performs continuous patient assessment, detects changes in condition, and communicates with appropriate care team members to support prompt clinical decision making.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of care provided.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit to facility meeting goals and objectives.
• Maintains current documentation and required licensure, certifications, required education, and competencies in accordance with unit scope of service and professional standards. Pursues professional growth and development.
• Assesses and evaluates status of the mother and fetus in labor and documents accurately. Facilitates comfort measures for the patient and support person(s).
• Facilitates nursing and emotional care in the intrapartum and postpartum period for patients that have suffered a fetal demise.

Qualifications

Qualifications
Minimum Education

• Technical Diploma/Certificate Nursing Required or
• Associates Degree Nursing Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or eligible compact state Upon Hire Required
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
• ACLS Provider (ACLS) American Heart Association within 90 Days Required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 Days Required

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrated proficiency in nursing, knowledge, and skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge to interpret maternal and fetal well-being and is able to implement nursing interventions to respond to those changes.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in nursing management of emergency situations. Displays knowledge of intrauterine resuscitation.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to care for patients with epidural anesthesia during labor and in the postpartum period.
• Demonstrates knowledge in circulating for cesarean sections including sterile technique and use of OR equipment. Displays knowledge and skills needed for post-operative care in the Recovery Room.
• Knowledge and skill to assess and evaluate a newborn immediately after birth and through the hospital stay to include but not limited to: resuscitation per NRP guidelines, thermoregulation needs, Apgar scoring, infant bonding, breastfeeding, and required testing to include laboratory tests.

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse

Job Info

• Job Identification 11298
• Job Category Nursing - RN
• Posting Date 11/11/2026, 07:51 PM
• Locations 123 Baptist Way, Pensacola, FL, 32503, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Night
• FTE PRN (As Needed)