Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - OB Labor & Delivery, L&D

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's in Houston is seeking a Labor & Delivery Nurse to provide high-quality nursing care in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will assess, plan, educate, implement, and evaluate age-appropriate care with family-centered principles and cost-effective practices.

Responsibilities include collaborating with patients and families, coordinating care, and maintaining professional development while meeting unit goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or BSN-in-progress with agreement
• Current RN licensure in Texas or compact
• Current BLS certification from American Heart Association
• 9 months of professional nursing experience
• L&D, Triage, Antepartum, and Mother/Baby Unit experience
• Knowledge of health teaching and prevention of illness
• Knowledge of administration of medications and nursing practices
• Strong interpersonal and time-management skills
• Must undergo respiratory fit testing per safety standards

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with input from patient/family
• Involve patient/family in plan of care
• Provide high-quality, cost-effective care with patient/family
• Evaluate plan of care
• Educate patient and family
• Demonstrate teamwork, communication, critical thinking
• Manage time and resources efficiently
• Support professional development of self and others
• Contribute to hospital/unit goals

Skills

RN license

BLS certification

Communication

Time management

Team player

Patient education

L&D experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

We are searching for a Labor & Delivery Nurse ! - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you'll provide quality nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principals and cost effective care.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses patient with input from the patient/family
• Involves patient/family in the patient's plan of care
• Implements high quality, cost effective patient care in conjunction with the patient/family
• Evaluates plan of care
• Educates patient and family
• Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and customer service skills
• Accountable for managing time and resources in a cost-effective manner
• Accountable for maintaining professional development of self and participates in development of others
• Participates in achieving hospital/unit goals

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• 9 months of professional nursing experience
• Must have L&D, Triage, Antepartum, and Mother/Baby Unit experience
• Knowledge of the principles of biological, physical, and social science
• Knowledge of observation, assessment, intervention, evaluation, care and counsel
• Knowledge of health teaching of persons who are ill
• Knowledge of health or prevention of illness
• Knowledge of administration of medications or treatments
• Knowledge of administration, supervision, and evaluation of nursing practices, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of developmental (age-appropriate) nursing practices
• Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate good time and resource management skills
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate unit specific equipment
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• If you are applying to Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), we prefer previous 2-3 years experience within Labor & Delivery
• If you are interested in OB ICU, we prefer you to have adult ICU experience
• If you are interested in OB Float Pool, we prefer you have worked in all the following: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, High Risk Women's Services including Gyn and OB patients on Women's Specialty Unit