Sentara Health·Elizabeth City, North Carolina
The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing competent nursing care within the Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum Unit. This includes performing assessments, planning care, and implementing professional nursing standards to ensure patient health and safety.
City/State: Elizabeth City, NC
Work Shift: Third (Nights)
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum Unit.
Full time, night shift (7p - 7a)
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.
Keywords: RN, Registered Nurse, OB, Labor Room, Women's Service, Elizabeth City, Acute Care, Talroo-Nursing
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
A degree or diploma in Registered Nursing and a valid RN license are required, along with BLS certification within 90 days of hire. A BSN or MSN and previous experience in women's health are strongly preferred.
Market context
North Carolina LDRP openings often reflect steady demand in maternity and postpartum care, especially in hospitals serving growing communities. These roles are competitive because employers typically prefer a BSN or MSN and prior women’s health experience, while also requiring an RN license and BLS within 90 days. Review the unit’s patient mix and highlight any labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, or newborn care experience; the job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting, saving you research time.