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Norwegian American Hospital

Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery (Registry/Rotating Shift)

Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery (Registry/Rotating Shift) Job Category : Nursing

Requisition Number : REGIS003765

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Posted: December 21, 2025

Part-Time

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Humboldt Park Health 1044 N. Francisco Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Provides professional nursing services in the treatment and care of antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum patients. Assesses, plans, evaluates, implements, and documents the nursing process of care delivery. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and delivery of patient care. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Plans, provides, supervises and documents professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.

Communicates and collaborates with nurses, physicians, OB Technicians and other members of the healthcare team to develop a plan of care to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.

Charts observations and activities related to patient care in electronic health record.

Provides safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care for a patient population using critical thinking skills, advocacy abilities and ethical approaches.

Guides and directs assigned unlicensed assistive personnel in delivering interdisciplinary patient care.

Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition and reports changes to the physician.

Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, infection control and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standards.

Actively participates in Quality Assurance/Process Improvement initiatives to improve patient safety and outcomes, such as monitoring compliance of core measures, infection control practices, etc.

Educates patient/family prior to discharge regarding the diagnosis, medication and discharge instructions.

Collects blood specimens by venipuncture or microtechniques for laboratory analysis necessary for patient treatment and diagnosis.

Department Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Reviews patients obstetrics gynecology history to identify risk factors.

Fetal monitoring skills utilizing NICHD guidelines, prefer certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring.

Able to care for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients.

Proficient in caring for high-risk pregnant patients.

Able to circulate a cesarean section, tubal ligation or D&C.

Able to react quickly and appropriately to emergent situations.

Able to offer labor support during the intrapartum period.

Provides infant care and education to mother/significant other or designee.

Able to assist new mother with lactation needs.

Qualifications

Minimum of 1 to 5 years Labor and Delivery experience preferred

Current IL RN License

NRP required.

BLS required.

ACLS required.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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