Labor And Delivery Nurse Job Description
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We are hiring an experienced Labor and Delivery Nurse to join our team. As a Labor and Delivery Nurse, you will have the opportunity to deliver professional nursing care to laboring mothers and their new babies.
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The Labor and Delivery Nurse performs the functions of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for patients. Meets Standards of Care and Standards of Practice: Supervises assigned personnel: Promotes collaboration with physicians and personnel of other departments. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients served: Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of patient status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify patient requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs. Provides care needed as described in department policies and procedures: Completes a competency skills checklist within 3 months of employment.
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You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Labor and Delivery Nurse like you to be a part of our team. Labor and Delivery Nurses are unique among the different types of nurses because they have a very specific job: to help deliver healthy babies and get moms through the process safely. In essence, they are doing what some might consider the most important nursing job of all — bringing new lives into this world.
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As a Labor and Delivery Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
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The professional Labor and Delivery Nurse uses the nursing process to plan, implement, evaluate, and document patient care for the pregnant patient. The Labor and Delivery Nurse considers the patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and language barriers, age, teaching needs, and readiness to learn when providing care for the pregnant patient.
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We are seeking a Labor and Delivery Nurse for our facility to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high-quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and we are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!
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The Labor and Delivery Nurse provides direct nursing care by established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.
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The Labor and Delivery Nurse practices as an expert in the application of the nursing process and theory within a specialty area. The primary responsibility of the Labor and Delivery Nurse is to advance patient care directly in the role of expert clinical practitioner and patient educator; and indirectly in the role of educator and consultant.
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Labor and Delivery Nurse provides care to women and their newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal stages. They provide support and monitor the vital signs of the mother and baby during birth and deal with any potential problems. They may also provide support and education to mothers and their families after giving birth. Labor and Delivery Nurses are found in hospitals, clinics and physician offices, and maternity or birthing centers. A Labor and Delivery Nurse must possess excellent critical thinking skills and an ability to make decisions quickly using good professional judgment. Each woman who is admitted to the labor and delivery unit has at least one baby who also becomes the patient of the nurse. The Labor and Delivery Nurse must be able to recognize complications and act quickly to stabilize the situation and communicate with the patient, the patient’s family, and the appropriate physicians and specialists to ensure a safe and healthy delivery.
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We are looking for a Labor and Delivery Nurse.
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