Nurse (Labor & Delivery)
Defense Health Agency2 days ago
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Summary
Defense Health Agency is seeking a Nurse (Labor & Delivery) to join their team at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA. The role involves providing specialized nursing care to obstetric patients and their neonates.
About the Role
As a Nurse (Labor & Delivery), you will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and perioperative obstetric patients. Your duties will include monitoring laboring patients, administering medications, assisting in delivery, providing post-anesthesia care, and educating patients and families about care processes. You will also participate in multidisciplinary discharge planning and provide emotional support to patients and families experiencing perinatal loss.
About You
Required:
- US Citizenship.
- A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program.
- Current, active, full, and unrestricted license as a professional nurse.
Preferred:
- Experience in labor and delivery nursing.
- Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
- Experience with high-risk obstetric patients.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages.
- Paid time off.
- Medical benefits.
- Student loan repayments.
- Retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan including matching employer contributions.
Defense Health Agency
Practice alongside other civilian and military health care professionals at locations across the U.S. and around the world and experience the unique professional opportunities* and benefits that can be found with the Defense Health Agency. The U.S. Defense Health Agency (DHA) is comprised of civilian health care professionals employed by the U.S. Government. DHA employees serve our country by caring for military service members but are not subject to military requirements such as "boot camp," military uniforms, or deployment. *U.S. Citizenship Required
Portsmouth, VA