Registered Nurse - Women's & Newborns - FT Nights

## Description

Join a supportive, close-knit Women's & Newborns' team that provides patient-centered care across Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, and Newborn Nursery. You’ll guide families through birth, recovery, and newborn care—delivering safe, evidence-based nursing in a community-based hospital.

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## Key Responsibilities

• Manage laboring patients and perform fetal monitoring; circulate for C-sections.
• Provide newborn care from delivery through discharge (resuscitation, stabilization, intermediate care).
• Recover patients after deliveries/C-sections; complete admission & daily assessments.
• Educate and support mothers on breastfeeding; collaborate with lactation consultants.
• Administer medications per policy; maintain sterile field and handle specimens correctly.
• Assist anesthesia with procedures (e.g., epidurals); prep rooms and support surgical teams.
• Document accurately in the EHR; communicate changes promptly to providers/charge RN.
• Participate in time-out and safety protocols; precept peers and promote best practices.
• Provide OB Department on-call coverage as needed.

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## Qualifications
**Licensure/Certifications**

• Current Texas RN license.
• BLS required.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire.
• Fetal Monitoring: Basic within 6 months; Intermediate within 1 year; Advanced by year 3.
• NRP within 6 months; Neonatal STABLE within 1 year.

**Experience**

• One year recent L&D/Postpartum/Nursery experience preferred.

**Skills**

• Excellent communication and customer service; bilingual a plus.
• Strong organization, multitasking, and critical thinking.
• Proficiency with electronic health record documentation.

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## Why UMH?

• Collaborative team and supportive leadership.
• Competitive pay and excellent benefits.
• Education support, certifications, and growth opportunities.
• Community-focused hospital with modern spaces and resources.