Presbyterian is seeking a Labor and Delivery/Mother-Baby RN to provide expert care throughout childbirth and postpartum recovery. In this role, you will oversee patient care, coordinate with healthcare teams, and ensure optimal outcomes for mothers and newborns. Responsibilities include patient education, informed consent guidance, and supporting families in newborn care. You will maintain clinical competency, ensure compliance with hospital policies, and collaborate on care plans. Strong communication, teamwork, and on-call support are essential, as well as supervising home health aides and addressing various patient needs. If you're passionate about maternal and newborn care, we invite you to join our team.
Type of Opportunity: Full Time (36 hours)
Work Schedule: 12hr Nights
How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
This position is eligible for the Northern New Mexico differential of $4.00 per hour. (This differential may be adjusted or discontinued based on business requirements.)
Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses
Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team
Performs assessments per unit standards and documents on appropriate data base/assessment flow sheet
Initiates, utilizes and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care
Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or protocols and documents according to policy
Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout episode of care
Evaluates patient progression toward outcomes per unit standards and documents through EOSS
Performs competently in emergency situations
Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency
Assumes responsibility for clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel
Provides leadership through communication about and validation of patient care
Assists with procedures, treatments, surgical techniques or assigns appropriately
Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards
Demonstrates competency in required psychomotor skills
Assists in orientation of new staff or students, and serves as a resource person and role model
Assumes professional responsibility for current nursing structure and clinical standards of care
Incorporates PHS mission (VVPS) in care-giving activities
Supports DON philosophies of shared governance and models of care delivery
Assumes other leadership roles (e.g., relief charge nurse) as required by the department
Participates in in-service training including age-specific care and mandatory yearly updates like BLS, safety, infection control, and TB training
Participates in unit/department governance
Adheres to PHS dress code and displays ID badge
Documents continuing education
Maintains positive communication and relationships with patients, peers, and healthcare team members
Participates in quality improvement activities
Maintains punctual and reliable attendance record
Completes mandatory inservices, competencies, and licensure requirements on time
Adheres to safety and equipment policies
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 13,000 employees - including more than 1,200 providers and nearly 3,500 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 640,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.