Registered Nurse - Maternity Department - 72 Hours

We are seeking a Registered Nurse for our Maternity Department to provide comprehensive care across labor and delivery, nursery, and postpartum settings. In this role, you will assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and record patient care according to established nursing and medical care standards. You must be able to work in all three areas and complete competency to scrub and circulate for emergency cesarean sections.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in labor and delivery, nursery, and postpartum units
• Assess patients and formulate individualized care plans
• Implement and evaluate plans of care and maintain complete documentation
• Participate in patient teaching and rehabilitation
• Coordinate discharge planning with the interdisciplinary health care team
• Direct and assist Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Nursing Students
• Demonstrate ability to function as charge nurse as assigned
• Respond to call time requirements as needed by the department
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and provide age-appropriate care for neonates, pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and all members of the health care team
• Utilize hospital computer systems

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Current Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or eligibility to pass nursing boards within 6 months of hire
• BLS certification (or obtain within one month of hire)
• Dysthymia and Neonatal resuscitation certification (required within one year of hire)
• AWHONN Basic fetal monitoring course and intermediate fetal monitoring course (required within one year of hire)

Preferred Qualifications

• OB experience

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts with rotation and call requirements