What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor Delivery RN position at Doctors Hospital of Augusta?
About Us
Doctors Hospital of Augusta has provided quality healthcare services since 1973. We give patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology.
Career Opportunities
We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
Our Mission
To provide quality healthcare services with compassion and respect.
Job Summary
As a Registered Nurse in Labor & Delivery, you are responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate proficiency in assessment, treatment, and care for laboring moms and for newborns
- Work in collaboration with other members of the health care team to protect, promote and optimize health and ability, prevent illness and injury, alleviate suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocate in the care of individuals and families
- Exhibit the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patient/s
- Contribute to the practice of nursing through participation in Shared Governance, attendance at unit meetings, completion of surveys, sharing of ideas through informal and formal channels of communication
- Consider factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services
Requirements
- Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required
- Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license
- A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
