Labor and Delivery Float Pool Nurse

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us! Job Summary and Qualifications Women’s Resource Nurse The Registered Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act. Utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice. Maintains a safe therapeutic environment. Identifies nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. Plans individualized patient care utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Participates in performance improvement activities. Provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statement. When acting in charge nurse role, registered nurses are responsible for day-to-day activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a therapeutic environment. Make staff assignments based on patient need and the skill of the staff. Serve as role models and clinical resource for the staff. Respond in a timely manner to requests for information or follow-up with physician, staff or patient issues. Women’s RN Resource positions will float to Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby, High Risk OB, and OB/GYN ER What you will do in this role: You will utilize the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to individualize holistic care to meet the needs of perinatal, postnatal and GYN patients and their families You will demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served You will provides care – demonstrating knowledge of pregnancy, labor and birth with associated complications You will provides care – demonstrating knowledge of GYN complications You will deliver care with respect to individual’s spiritual and cultural needs You will demonstrate competency in peri-operative care You will demonstrate competency with PACU recovery for perinatal patients You will integrate the various methods of patient care documentation You will provide patient education and documentation of understanding You will demonstrate competency in fetal monitoring What qualifications you will need: Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing Current TN RN licensure American Heart Association BLS certification Current ACLS & PALS certification or within 6 months of hire Current NRP certifications or within 6 months of hire Current AWHONN fetal monitoring Certification or within 1 year of hire or Certified Electronic Fetal Monitoring (CEFM) after eligibility 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience required Must have experience in at least 2 of the following areas: L&D, Mother/Baby, High Risk OB/GYN, or ER.