Job Details: RN Labor and Delivery PRN

Company: St. David's HealthCare – St. David's HealthCare, an Austin based healthcare system, is building outstanding teams to deliver the top quality healthcare in the country.

Description: Voted 'Best Large Employer in Central Texas'
by Austin Business Journal
St. David's HealthCare has been awarded #1 Best Places to Work in Central Texas by the Austin Business Journal. In addition, two of our facilities have been awarded Texas Nurse Friendly by the Texas Nurses Association. The other three facilities have applied for designation.

St. David's HealthCare is a dynamic and growing healthcare system with five acute-care facilities. We are investing $100 million to expand and upgrade our women's and neonatal services, which will include a state-of-the-art Regional Maternity Center at St. David's North. We are also proud to have the largest Level III NICU in Central Texas with a perinatal air and ground transport team at St. David's Medical. Center Austin Medical Center

Labor and Delivery Unit Description:

This area is currently experiencing rapid growth with the monthly delivery rate exceeding 250 deliveries. It includes 13 LDR's, 2 triage rooms, 2 bed recovery rooms for Cesarean Sections and other obstetrical related procedures. This area also has the unique feature of doing newborn transition in the mother's labor room, thus decreasing the separation time between mother and newborn to almost zero. If there is any need for separation, it rarely exceeds 30 minutes in the transition nursery. All staff are NRP, AWHONN-ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING certified. An educational push is being done to encourage RNC specialty certification, ACLS, and limited ultrasound training. Focus for education in the future will be for high risk OB. Nursing procedures encourage nursing qualifications to perform placement of fetal scalp electrodes, intrauterine pressure catheters, and for nursing anatomy.

Position Description:

Responsible for professional nursing care and related assistance to patients with a broad range of illnesses.

The RN is involved in direct and indirect patient care. The RN provides direction to licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and other non-licensed nursing personnel in providing direct patient care. The staff nurse supports the medical care of patients under the direction of the Medical Staff pursuant to the objectives of the hospital. In collaboration with other health team members, follows the philosophy, policies and goals of the facility and department.

Skills/Requirements

Education/Experience:

Preferred:
-Previous experience in clinical nursing; Prior L&D experience; Computer skills.

License/Certification:
Required:
-Current licensure in Texas as a RN.
-Certification in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Posting Date: Oct 3 08