RN Labor and Delivery Unit

HCA Healthcare; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, VA, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for Labor and Delivery. The role focuses on direct patient care, care planning, and interdisciplinary coordination to support mothers and newborns.

The RN will collaborate with clinical teams, educate families, and ensure medication administration, wound care, and vital sign monitoring per hospital policies.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Virginia.
• Active multi-state license via the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification must be obtained within 12 months of start date.
• Neonatal Resuscitation certification within 12 months of start date.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate unit activities and assure accountability of all assigned tasks.
• Educate patients and family members.
• Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, clean wounds, and monitor vital signs.
• Monitor, record and communicate patient conditions using computerized documentation systems.
• Serve as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with healthcare team.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient education

Vital signs monitoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

BSN preferred

Virginia RN license

Multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact

BLS certification

ACLS within 12 months

Neonatal Resuscitation within 12 months

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $31.70 - $47.54 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a RN Labor and Delivery Unit today with Lewis-Gale Medical Center.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the hospital. While providing clinical and administrative support on the unit, you will work closely with the clinical team to create and implement a care plan that meets each patient’s needs.

• You will also coordinate unit activities and assure accountability of all assigned tasks.




• You will instruct and educate patients and family members.




• Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, clean wounds, and monitor vital signs.




• You will monitor, record and communicate patient conditions as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.




• You will serve as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.




• Coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

What qualifications will you need:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.




• Licensed, as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Board of Health Professions.




• Registered Nurse with “multi-state privilege" granted to them by virtue of holding a license in one of the states participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact Agreement and who has not established permanent residency in Virginia.




• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.




• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification must be obtained within 12 months of start date.




• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 12 months of start date.

Benefits

LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

LewisGale Medical Center (https://lewisgale.com/locations/lewisgale-medical-center/) has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.

At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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.

\"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.