Key Responsibilities
- Patient Assessment: Continuously monitor fetal heart rates, maternal vitals, and progression of labor utilizing evidence-based practices.
- Clinical Care: Assist physicians during both vaginal and cesarean deliveries, and provide immediate post-partum and neonatal stabilization.
- Medication Administration: Safely calculate, prepare, and administer labor-inducing agents, pain management, and other obstetric medications.
- Family Support: Educate and guide patients and their families through the labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum phases.
- Collaboration: Communicate seamlessly with an interdisciplinary team, including OB/GYNs, anesthesiologists, and neonatal specialists.
- Professional Growth: Participate in shared governance and continuous skill development.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Education: Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (ADN or BSN).
- Licensure: Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in Virginia.
- Experience: Minimum of 1 year of acute care nursing experience. Previous L&D or Women's Health experience is highly preferred.
- Specialty Support: Transition to Practice (TTP) / Nurse Residency programs and structured preceptor training are available for nurses moving into this specialty.
Equal Opportunity Employer: ATC Healthcare Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. M/F/D/V EOE