Join our team! Laredo Medical Center's (LMC) Labor and Delivery unit is now hiring a PRN Registered Nurse (PM) to work in our fast paced L&D department at LMC's 326 bed acute care hospital. The department is a secure, 15 LDR unit with 2 OR's 3 recovery rooms and 4 triage rooms in the main campus of Laredo Medical Center. Opportunities to cross-train and float to the other women service are available with experience. This units report directly to the Director of Women’s services. The Hospital is located in sunny Laredo, Texas, just 150 miles south of historic San Antonio. Skype or other Virtual Interviewing Processes (VIP) is available for out-of-town applicants. Read a full position description below.

Position's Purpose and Essential Functions:

Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care. Assists physicians during examinations and procedures. Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse. Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Minimum job requirements for education and license include an associate's degree, and must be certified as a registered nurse from an accredited school of professional nursing. Must be licensed in the State of Texas. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within this particular field.

Applicants Job Requirements Include:

• Required: Graduate of an accredited RN program.
• Required: Licensed as a R.N. by the Texas State Board of Registered Nurse Examiners.
• Required: BLS, within 30 days of hire.
• Required: ACLS, NRP, Stable, Basic, intermediate and advanced fetal monitoring Some may be completed within first 90 days of hire cost-free at the Hospital.
• Preferred: Labor and Delivery Experience.
• Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.

Education

• Associates or better in Nursing

• Bachelors or better in Nursing

Licenses & Certifications

• L-TX-RN License
• C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac
• C-ACI-ACLS
• C-AHA/AAP-NRP
• X-ALC-Inter Fetal Mon
• X-ALC-Basic Fetal Mon

• X-ALC-Adv Fetal Mon

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help