Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum RN
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Wayne UNC Health Care

RN - Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide competent clinical nursing care in a hospital setting, coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process. Responsible for patient assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and interdisciplinary communication. Promote a safe, clean, and secure environment while supporting patient and family education and advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient/family readiness and developmental level for education; use relevant patient education materials.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in revising plans of care as needed.
• Deliver care to patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Organize and prioritize care based on patient/family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources for complex care issues, teaching needs, and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate and plan patient care.
• Participate in unit goals, performance improvement, and cost-effective care initiatives.
• Develop professional growth goals and participate in intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
• Recognize and synthesize complex assessment data to determine care priorities.
• Address cultural and ethnic considerations in care planning.
• Develop relationships with families to support patient advocacy.
• Stay informed on relevant research and contribute ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Nursing Diploma, ADN, or ASN from an accredited school of nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers (AHA or ARC).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification (AHA or ARC).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Ability to circulate for C-sections.
• Ability to triage obstetric patients.
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of Labor & Delivery nursing experience highly preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited school.

Additional Information

• Block schedule requests will be reviewed.