Antelope Valley Hospital is Hiring for an Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

Full Time | Days

About the Position: Labor & Delivery RN | Full Time | Days

The Labor and Delivery RN assists with all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth in antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients. The L & D Registered Nurse will conduct prenatal visits, teach childbirth preparation classes, monitor contractions and fetal heartbeat during labor, administer medications, and assist with any complications that arise. You will also provide accurate assessment, interventions, and documentation to patient undergoing medical screening to determine stage of labor during L&D Triage. If an obstetrical patient needs surgery, you will be responsible for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of that patient. Following delivery, you will perform tests on the newborn and guide the mother through recovery and infant care.

The Labor & Delivery Unit at Antelope Valley Hospital

Antelope Valley Hospital welcomes more than 4,500 babies a year through our Women & Infants Pavilion, a spacious and modern facility located on the hospital’s campus. The Pavilion offers an inviting environment where families can experience birth with the right blend of comfort and technology to support them. The Women & Infant Pavilion includes 39 private rooms and couplet care, where families can stay together, as well as a state of the art NICU and three surgery suites. In 2015, we were named a Baby-Friendly Hospital, which supports breastfeeding and mother-baby bonding.

Benefits

• Rate/s according to years of experience
  • 1 year    - $40.52/hour
  • 2 years   - $41.75/hour
  • 5 years   - $44.73/hour
  • 10 years - $49.92/hour
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for you and your family
  • Medical, dental, and vision with EPO, HMO and PPO plan options, including a cost‑saving prescription (Rx) program
• Employee benefits at NO COST TO YOU:
  • Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Long‑term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
• Voluntary benefits and tax‑saving plans
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Universal life with long‑term care insurance
  • Critical illness, short‑term disability and accident insurance
• Paid time off
  • PTO program combines vacation, holiday and one‑half sick benefits into a single PTO bank
• Retirement plan
  • AVH retirement plan is a defined benefit plan. Participation is automatic once meeting eligibility requirements of one year of service and over 1,000 hours worked.
• 403(b) Tax
  • AVH sponsors a 403(b) voluntary retirement plan for all employees to participate in pre-tax salary deferral contributions.
• Education tuition reimbursement
  • AVH supports the professional growth of employees by offering financial assistance for tuition and books to eligible employees in qualified programs.

Requirements

• One year Registered Nurse experience

• Current California Registered Nurse license

• BLS and ACLS certification

• PALS certification (within 6 months of hire)

• Annual Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification, at first available hospital training class

• Annual Restraint Certification

• Annual JCAHO Review/Competencies

Antelope Valley Hospital

Located just 60 miles north of Los Angeles, Antelope Valley Hospital has been delivering exceptional care for more than 60 years. We are the only full-service acute care facility in the Antelope Valley, and we have more than 300 beds. We are a Level II Trauma Center and Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Accredited. Our non-profit hospital has grown to be the preeminent healthcare facility for our district’s nearly 1.2 million residents. 

We offer the region’s only trauma center, pediatric unit, NICU, inpatient mental health care, labor and delivery, Accredited Chest Pain Center/STEMI Receiving Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center.

Antelope Valley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Antelope Valley Hospital, our employees are at the heart of what we do best – delivering high quality, patient-centered healthcare.

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