Position Highlights & Incentives
- $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Up to $20,000 in Student Loan Contributions
- Comprehensive Benefits: Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, holiday pay, paid vacation, and sick leave.
Job Summary
East Georgia Regional Medical Center is seeking a compassionate, skilled Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery - Nights to join our dedicated maternal-child health team. In this role, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care through the complete nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
As an L&D RN, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, fellow nurses, and healthcare professionals to ensure optimal clinical outcomes. You will maintain a supportive, safe, and empathetic environment for expectant mothers, newborns, and their families during one of life's most significant milestones.
Essential Functions & Core Responsibilities
- Patient-Centered Care: Coordinate and execute high-quality nursing care aligned with organizational policies, clinical protocols, and evidence-based practices.
- Assessment & Documentation: Perform exhaustive patient assessments, document findings promptly in electronic medical records (EMR), and immediately report status changes to the care team.
- Developmental Care: Utilize comprehensive knowledge of human growth and development to deliver age-appropriate care and patient education.
- Medication Administration: Safely administer prescribed medications, monitor closely for adverse reactions, and document delivery according to professional nursing standards.
- Clinical Collaboration: Assist physicians during complex medical and surgical procedures within your documented scope of clinical competency.
- Care Planning: Partner with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to build, implement, and continuously evaluate individualized patient care plans.
- Emergency Response: Actively participate in life-saving interventions, including CPR and code team protocols, during medical emergencies.
- Patient Advocacy: Protect and advocate for the rights, needs, and preferences of patients throughout their care journey.
- Education & Discharge: Provide actionable health education to patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatments, and post-discharge recovery.
- Infection Control & Safety: Adhere strictly to infection control guidelines and National Patient Safety Goals to ensure a sterile, risk-free care environment.
- Equipment Operation: Safely operate and monitor essential medical machinery (e.g., IV pumps, monitors, ventilators).
- Quality & Compliance: Participate in clinical audits, chart reviews, and compliance checks to uphold rigorous regulatory standards.
- Professional Development: Engage in ongoing professional education and quality improvement initiatives to advance clinical outcomes and nursing practices.
Specialty Care: Obstetrics, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, & Nursery
- Prenatal & Labor Support: Educate patients on pregnancy stages, conduct prenatal screenings, prepare families for childbirth, and interpret electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) patterns.
- Delivery Assistance: Support patients during labor, manage medication needs (including induction and pain management), and assist with epidural placement.
- Postpartum Recovery: Monitor maternal physical recovery, assess vital signs, screen for postpartum hemorrhage or postpartum depression, and provide lactation and breastfeeding education.
- Newborn & Neonatal Care: Assess and monitor newborn health metrics, perform routine neonatal examinations, and educate new parents on proper infant care.
- Reproductive Health: Assist with gynecological exams and provide comprehensive education on family planning, fertility, contraception, and prenatal health.
Specialty Care: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Critical Monitoring: Continuously evaluate critical vital signs (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, oxygen levels) and monitor for signs of neonatal distress.
- Advanced Interventions: Administer specialized medications, IV fluids, respiratory support, and oxygen therapy to vulnerable neonates.
- NICU Equipment & Procedures: Operate highly specialized NICU medical equipment, insert infant IV lines, and assist with complex procedures like intubation or mechanical ventilation.
- Daily Neonatal Care: Manage specialized feeding protocols (including tube feeding and breast milk support) while providing gentle daily care, including bathing, diapering, and therapeutic positioning.
Key Operational Expectations
- Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance for night shifts.
- Perform other duties and clinical assignments as requested.
- Comply fully with all hospital policies, ethical standards, and operational guidelines.
Qualifications & Requirements
Experience
- Required: Minimum 1 year of experience in a labor and delivery nursing role
Licenses and Certifications
- RN Licensure (Required): Current Registered Nurse state license in Georgia OR valid Compact/Multistate State Licensure.
- BCLS (Required): Basic Life Support certification.
- ACLS (Preferred): Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
- PALS (Preferred): Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification.
- NRP (Preferred): Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
- Note: Please refer to facility or unit-specific guidelines for any additional certification timelines.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- In-depth knowledge of the clinical nursing process and acute care practices.
- Strong physical assessment skills with the ability to communicate clinical findings clearly.
- Proficiency in safe medication administration and side-effect tracking.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for seamless interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Exceptional organizational skills and high attention to detail for clinical chart documentation.
- Solid understanding of healthcare safety standards, infection control, and clinical quality initiatives.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- labor and delivery: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
