RN- LABOR & DELIVERY- ROTATING SHIFT (FULL TIME)

Job Description

Responsibilities

GW Hospital is a -bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC, next to the Foggy Bottom metro.

GW Hospital serves a diverse group of patients from residents to our nation’s leaders. As an academic Level I Trauma Center, GW Hospital has the resources and clinical expertise necessary to provide specialized, complex care.

US News and World Report has recognized GW Hospital as high performing in the specialties of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Stroke, COPD, Cardiac, Kidney, Lung Cancer.

GW Hospital is the only DC hospital awarded the LeapFrog B for quality and safety. GW Hospital is growing, with plans to open a new hospital in 4, along with free-standing emergency centers, urgent-care centers, and outpatient procedural care centers.

The mission of GW Hospital is to provide the highest quality healthcare, advanced medical technology, and world-class service to its patients in an academic medical center dedicated to education and research.

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides safe, competent nursing care for patients in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy. Provides professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.

The concepts of Patient Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing care. Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.

Qualifications

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education / Qualification Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.ACLS, NRP (or obtained within three months of employment)BLSCurrent state nursing license.

Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.Prefer one year full time or three years part time experience in acute care setting.

Fetal Monitoring and Training Basic Dysrhythmia ClassRequirements specified for specialty unit

Skills Effective communication skills, both verbal and writtenEffective interpersonal skillsAbility to maintain confidentialityAbility to adapt to multiple and changing priorities

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues were $.

3 billion in 3. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately , employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.

S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.