Job Description
The Clinical Nurse in Labor & Delivery contributes to a compassionate environment by providing patient-centered care through kindness and active listening.
Responsible for implementing physician orders, administering medications, starting IVs, performing treatments, procedures, and documenting care according to policies and regulations.
Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to assess patient conditions.
Assesses patient needs and responses to care, applying sound nursing judgment.
Provides primary and emergency care for injuries and illnesses, administering medications as ordered.
Collaborates with the team to develop and follow a Plan of Care and guides ancillary staff.
Cross-trains to work on both High Risk Antepartum and Labor & Delivery units, with routine assignments to either unit.
This role involves handling sensitive information, requiring adherence to confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and data protection standards.