You’ll need
✓Associate or Bachelors degree from an accredited school of nursing required
✓BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care
At least one year of Labor & Delivery, Med Surg, or Post Partum or other experience, preferred
About the role
Labor and Delivery (LD) nurses are Registered Nurses (RN) who provide direct patient care to antepartum, laboring or post partum mothers, and newly born infants.
What you’ll do
Labor and Delivery (LD)Labor and Delivery (LD) nurses are Registered Nurses (RN) who provide direct patient care to antepartum, laboring or post partum mothers, and newly born infants
This care is inThis care is in the LD patient rooms, triage or operating room
Staff ratio is 1-2Staff ratio is 1-2 patients according to AWHONN guidelines
The nurse reports toThe nurse reports to the LD charge nurse
LD RN organizes careLD RN organizes care delivery by prioritizing, delegating, delivering, evaluating and communicating with all necessary providers and ancillary departments on an ongoing basis