Labor & Delivery RN | Lancaster, SC

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results

Job Summary/Purpose:

• Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results
• For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker
• Meeting with expectant mothers for prenatal visits and providing care for normal and problematic pregnancies
• Teaching childbirth preparation classes
• Providing information, guidance, and hands-on clinical care to pregnant women
• Monitoring fetal heartbeat and length and strength of contractions during labor
• Coaching women, assisting with any complications and administering medications during birth
• Performing tests on newborns after birth

Qualifications

• Minimum Training and Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing
• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) also required

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift

twelve-hour shifts per week, 7P-7A, every other weekend

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