RN Registered Nurse Labor & Delivery Full-time nights

Texas Health Resources; Texas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth, TX seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for Labor & Delivery to join a 36-hour weekly, full-time night shift (6:45 PM–7:15 AM) with holiday and weekend requirements and occasional on-call. The unit features a 15-bed LDR, 3 OR suites, and a Level III NICU.

Ideal candidates have an RN license and an Associate degree (BSN preferred), with 1+ year L&D experience, BCLS/ACLS/NRP/NRPA, and fetal monitoring credentials.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate degree or Nursing Diploma; RN on hire.
• One year or more RN/Labor & Delivery experience strongly preferred.
• BCLS, ACLS within stated timelines; NRP/NRP or NRPA as applicable.
• AWHONN or IFM fetal monitoring certification within 6 months.
• CRITICAL: CPI training maintained annually; confidentiality and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care using the Nursing Process.
• Assess the patient and plan care.
• Intervene appropriately and evaluate outcomes.
• Incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures.

Skills

Patient care

Labor & delivery

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

RN license upon hire

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) Labor & Delivery – Full-time

Work location: Texas Health Southwest, 6100 Harris Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76132

Work hours: Full-time, 36 hours/week, 6:45PM-7:15AM with holiday and weekend requirements, occasional on-call requirement of 1 shift per 6-week schedule.

Labor & Delivery Department highlights

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
• Mother friendly designated, a Texas 10-Step designated, and a Magnet designated facility
• Expanded Labor & Delivery Unit to a 15-bed LDR and 3 OR suites
• Separate 26-bed Mother/Baby area and a 16-bed Level III NICU
• We average 270 to 300 deliveries a month
• Maternal Level III Designation
• Participating in Team Birth and CHAMPS breastfeeding initiative

Here’s What You Need

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program OR Nursing Diploma Required
• BSN preferred
• RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire required
• One-year ( 1) Year Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) or completion of an RN residency program Required
• One year or more of Labor & Delivery RN experience strongly preferred – LDR setting
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required
• ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of hire required
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days
• NRPA - Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program 90 Days Required
• AWHONN - Advanced Fetal Monitoring 6 Months Required Or IFM - Intermediate Fetal Monitoring 6 Months Required
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Required
• Ability to triage, labor, deliver, circulate and recover patients
• A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

What You Will Do

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan repayment plan, nursing career ladder as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
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