Job Details: RN--Labor & Delivery FT Nights

Company: Medical Center of Arlington – Let us help you focus on your career path!

Description: The Labor and Delivery RN provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

The tasks and responsibilities include:
* Assesses, plans and evaluates patient care needs including obtaining patient history and assessing for labor risk factors.
* Carries out physician orders.
* Cares for patients requiring fetal assessment/fetal monitoring.
* Manages the patient's pain including epidural and patient controlled analgesia administration management.
* Administers prescribed medications and monitors vital signs.
* Assists physician during delivery, treatment, examination and surgical procedures.
* Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.
* Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
* Instructs and educates patients and families.
* Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
* Orients and mentors new staff members.
* Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Required Job Qualifications include:
* Current licensure as an RN.
* Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider and NRP.
* Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
* Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
* Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
* Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.

dale.little@hcahealthcare.com (817) 465-3241 ext. 1023

Posting Date: Jul 24 08