Labor and Delivery Nurse

About This Role

This nursing role focuses on providing compassionate, evidence-based care to mothers and newborns within a fast-paced hospital environment. It involves monitoring laboring patients, assisting with deliveries, and responding to obstetric emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to mothers and newborns
• Monitor laboring patients and assess maternal condition
• Interpret fetal heart tracings and recognize complications promptly
• Assist with vaginal and operative deliveries, ensuring safe, timely interventions
• Respond to obstetric emergencies and coordinate care with the team
• Collaborate with physicians, midwives, anesthesiologists, and support staff
• Educate patients and families on care needs and available resources
• Ensure safe transitions to postpartum care through accurate handoff and documentation
• Support quality improvement, research, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Current RN licensure
• Ability to provide high-acuity obstetric care
• Strong clinical judgment, assessment skills, and fetal monitoring proficiency
• Effective communication and teamwork in urgent, high-stress situations
• Commitment to patient-first care and evidence-based practice