Registered Nurse Labor & Delivery
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston, TX

Registered Nurse Labor Delivery

Introduction

Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At HCA Houston Healthcare West we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a Registered Nurse RN Labor and Delivery and access programs to assist with every stage of your career.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The registered nurse is responsible for coordinating the nursing care of assigned patients in the Unit in order to provide quality patient care to patients in applicable age specific populations. The RN applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development. Employee is responsible for knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psychological, educational, safety and related criteria for the appropriate age populations. According to established facility policies and procedures, the registered nurse provides and supplies professional nursing care exercising independent judgment in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The RN provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary depending on assigned area.

 

What you will do in this role:

• You will collect and analyze data in order to identify expected outcomes for the observation and medical/surgical patients
• You will develop and prioritize the plan of care to attain measurable goals
• You will implement the interventions identified and evaluates the results, especially in relation to Critical Care patients (whichever applies).
• You will identify educational needs, implements and evaluates learning and documents patient/family education
• You will demonstrate critical thought and judgment in the delivery of care related to Critical care patients
• You will deliver medications based upon continual assessment, safety and evaluation of patient response

 

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing is required or must be currently enrolled
• Current RN license in Texas and/or current Compact License
• 1 year current L&D experience required.
• Current BCLS Certification Required
• Current ACLS and NRP Certifications Required
• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring course within 90 days of hire date

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare West, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

HCA Houston Healthcare West is a full-service, 300+ bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston, a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Labor Delivery opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!