Charge Nurse Labor and Delivery Full Time Nights
Louisville, Kentucky
The Charge Nurse is an entry-level management position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts.
- Shift and hours
- Nights, third shift · third shift Charge Nurse Labor & Delivery- Full Time, Nights Shift: Third
- Unit and setting
- Labor and Delivery unit with 14 labor/delivery/recovery rooms, three operating rooms and a four-bed OB Emergency Department · Hospital Nurses work with a variety of patients from natural childbirth to high-risk preterm multiple gestation pregnancies.natural childbirth to high-risk preterm multiple gestation pregnancies
- License
- RN license Active Kentucky RN License required.Active Kentucky RN license
- Term
- Permanent Status: Full TimeFull time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active Kentucky RN license Active Kentucky RN License required. Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required.
- Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (NRP) Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (NRP) required.
- Education
- Associate's degree in nursing Associate's degree in nursing required.
- Experience
- 2 years previous experience 2 years previous experience in NICU, Newborn Nursery, or applicable Neonatal experience required.
- Experience
- NICU, newborn nursery, or applicable neonatal experience
The role and schedule
- Charge
- coordinates care on designated shifts The Charge Nurse is an entry-level management position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts.
- Day to day
- provides leadership to unit staff in patient care He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care.
- Day to day
- implements the nursing process for each assigned patient of any age As a Registered nurse, he/she implements the nursing process for each patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) assigned to his/her care
- Details
- 14 labor/delivery/recovery rooms The Labor and Delivery unit is made up of 14 Labor/Delivery/Recovery rooms, three operating rooms, and a four bed OB Emergency Department.
- Details
- delivers approximately 3,000 babies each year The unit delivers approximately 3,000 babies each year.
- Details
- 24/7 in-house anesthesia, neonatology, and OB hospitalist support The unit has 24/7 in-house anesthesia, neonatology, and OB hospitalist support.
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Summary
Charge Nurse Labor & Delivery- Full Time, Nights
Status: Full Time
Shift: Third
About The Unit
The Labor and Delivery unit is made up of 14 Labor/Delivery/Recovery rooms, three operating rooms, and a four bed OB Emergency Department. The unit delivers approximately 3,000 babies each year. Nurses work with a variety of patients from natural childbirth to high-risk preterm multiple gestation pregnancies. Nursing staff roles include the labor nurses who support labor and delivery, and delivery team nurses caring for newborns during the immediate newborn period. The unit has 24/7 in-house anesthesia, neonatology, and OB hospitalist support.
Job
Summary
The Charge Nurse is an entry-level management position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts. He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care.
A) As a Registered nurse, he/she implements the nursing process for each patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) assigned to his/her care and is responsible for the patient’s care within the parameters of the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act. The charge nurse promotes positive patient outcomes; quality of care and initiates change through active involvement in unit-based and hospital shared-governance councils.
B) National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for the charge nurse as he/she utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises appropriate nursing judgment. The charge nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. Also, the charge nurse will serve as a role model by actively participating in the process of continuous professional development, teaching and learning across the healthcare continuum.
Requirements
- Active Kentucky RN License required.
- Associate's degree in nursing required.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (NRP) required.
- 2 years previous experience in NICU, Newborn Nursery, or applicable Neonatal experience required.
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
What's around it?
Louisville, KY
Living costs about 10% below the US average