Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor Delivery and Postpartum Care (LDRP)
Sentara Health
Summary
Join our dedicated nursing team at Sentara Obici Hospital, where compassionate care and clinical excellence come together. We're seeking motivated Registered Nurses to provide high-quality, patient-centered care in our Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Care Unit.
Job description
The Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Care Unit at Sentara Obici Hospital provides an exciting, fast-paced environment. Our department is 22 beds, 10 L&D/Triage rooms and 12 Post Partum Rooms. We also have a 20 room dedicated nursery. Our unit provides the care of laboring patients from admission to discharge including labor and delivery, recovery, and postpartum care. We also care for OBGYN surgical patients to include hysterectomies and mastectomies.
The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice/nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.
Education
- RN-Associate's Degree
- RN-Bachelor's Degree
- RN-Diploma
- RN-Master's Degree
License / Certification
- Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
- ACLS and PALS or ENPC within one (1) year of hire
Experience
- Will consider new grads who have preceptorship or PCT experience on an L&D floor.
- At least 1 year of acute care nursing experience (preferred)
Requirements
- Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire
- ACLS and PALS or ENPC within one (1) year of hire
- RN-Associate's Degree, RN-Bachelor's Degree, RN-Diploma, or RN-Master's Degree
- At least 1 year of acute care nursing experience (preferred)
- Will consider new grads who have preceptorship or PCT experience on an L&D floor
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- 403(b)
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Family Caregiver Leave
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Debt Pay Down
- Onsite Childcare
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Pet Insurance
- Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
- Emergency Backup Care
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual Discretionary Bonus
Company overview
Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.