Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery - Experience Required

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA is seeking a qualified Registered Nurse to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients. The RN will work in the Critical Care/Telemetry units, coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team and guiding non-professional staff.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, timely patient transitions, clear education for patients and families, and thorough documentation to meet RHS standards.

Qualifications

• Education Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Experience Healthcare/Medical - Nurse: Registered Nurse (Preferred)
• Previous experience working in a Labor & Delivery unit is required.
• Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)

Responsibilities

• Assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs and develop a plan of care.
• Partner with patients and families to implement and evaluate plan of care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Educate patients and families and coordinate discharge planning.
• Document and complete all clinical and quality documentation per RHS standards.

Skills

RN license

L&D experience

CPR/BLS certified

BSN preferred

Healthcare experience

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Job description

Newport News, Virginia Hiring Range $38.60 - $53.08/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview This position is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Health System. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with age related needs of the specific patient populations. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.

What you will do

Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical ands psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population served in the Critical Care/Telemetry units/departments (see unit specific competencies and equipment checklists). Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care. Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care. Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer’s needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures. Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension. Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family/caregiver. Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents. Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements. Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and ensure patient care needs are met. Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations. Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need.

Qualifications

• Education Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Experience Healthcare/Medical - Nurse: Registered Nurse (Preferred)
• Previous experience working in a Labor & Delivery unit is required.
• Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.