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Job Overview – Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery)
Compensation: $73/hour
Location: Staten Island, NY
Schedule: Day Shift, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
TAG MedStaffing is hiring a Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery) in Staten Island, NY for our client. This hospital-based role provides comprehensive nursing care to laboring, delivering, and postpartum patients, utilizing evidence-based practices and hospital protocols. You will collaborate with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and interdisciplinary care teams to ensure safe deliveries, fetal monitoring, and high-quality maternal and newborn outcomes.
Responsibilities as the Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery):
- Labor & Delivery Care: Provide direct nursing care during labor, delivery, recovery, and immediate postpartum for vaginal and cesarean births.
- Patient Assessment & Monitoring: Perform continuous maternal and fetal assessments, including electronic fetal monitoring, vital signs, and pain management.
- Care Planning & Coordination: Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
- Medication & Treatment Administration: Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and treatments in accordance with physician orders and hospital protocols.
- Emergency Response & Documentation: Respond to obstetric emergencies and maintain accurate, compliant clinical documentation.
Qualifications for the Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery):
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program required.
- Licensure: Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of New York required.
- Experience: Prior Labor & Delivery or maternity nursing experience in an acute care hospital setting required.
- Certifications: Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required, with Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) preferred.
- Clinical Skills: Demonstrated competency in fetal monitoring, obstetric assessments, labor support, and emergency response.
- Skills & Attributes: Calm, detail-oriented clinician with strong critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills, capable of delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced environment.
Application Notice: Qualified candidates will be contacted within 2 business days of application. If an applicant does not meet the above criteria, TAG MedStaffing will keep your resume on file for future opportunities and may contact you for further discussion.
ID #47555
Salary : $73