Job Description

Overview

Benefit Alternative Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

VHC Health is a 453-bed nationally recognized Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. VHC is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network (a national network of independent healthcare organizations), a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We are proud to announce that the Leapfrog Group has awarded the hospital with an \'A\' grade in Hospital Safety for the 19th year in a row, achieved an Outstanding Patient Experience Award\xe2\x84\xa2 for the 10th year in a row and VHC has ranked Number 2 in \xe2\x80\x9cBest Hospitals\xe2\x80\x9d in the Washington, DC metropolitan area by U.S. News and World Report\'s 2021-2022 rankings. At VHC we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients.

Our Outpatient Pavillion opens Summer 2023! This will bring massive growth opportunities to VHC Health team members!

The VHC Health Labor and Delivery Unit consists of 16 private rooms with bathrooms (all bathrooms include a shower which can be quite helpful for long inductions or natural labors). Twelve out of the sixteen labor rooms were renovated in 2021. This unit also has six triage rooms, three ORs and five antepartum rooms. In addition to the recent unit updates, this team utilizes the most current evidence based supplies & products. Nursing leadership has brought in many new products in the last few years. In this unit, you will see women with many different types of pregnancies, singletons, twins & even triplets! VHC Health is Kaiser Permanente\xe2\x80\x99s premier center for their high-risk patient population, including antepartum patients, high-risk vaginal, external cephalic versions (where breech babies are rotated to vertex in hopes of having a vaginal delivery), TOLACs (Trial of Labor after Cesarean birth) and cesarean deliveries. Minor GYN cases such as D&C\xe2\x80\x99s, LEEPS, IUD insertion/removal are also performed on week days. What makes the Labor and Delivery unit unique is the fantastic doctor/nurse relationship, great teamwork and having an OR/GYN team that works alongside labor nurses to support the unit. Members of this team describe the unit as \xe2\x80\x9cfeels like family\xe2\x80\x9d and mentioned they have a very supportive leadership team who jumps in, scrubs up, and helps when needed. Since this unit sees many high-risk deliveries, it is a great place to learn about L&D, especially if you are a new graduate or a new to practice nurse.

Qualifications

• RN Licensure with Reciprocity in the state of Virginia
• BLS for the Healthcare Provider CPR
• American Heart Association ACLS Certification
• NRP Certification
• 1+ year of Labor & Delivery RN experience preferred

• Actively participates in working towards the organizational and departmental goals for providing exceptional patient experiences.
• Collaborates with patient and healthcare team to assess, plan, implement, and/or evaluate patient\'s plan of care.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to industry standards and measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and benchmarks.
• Consistently assesses, identifies and addresses patient\'s educational needs and barriers to learning.
• Maintains safe working environment and patient safety by complying with hospital policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge and technical skills to perform all duties required to care for patients.

Virginia Hospital Center