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Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Portsmouth Regional Hospital which is a part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Portsmouth Regional Hospital!

• The Registered Nurse provides nursing care for patients within the scope of practice as defined by the NH Board of Nursing, in collaboration with the physician and other members of the health care team using recognized nursing techniques and hospital-based clinical and administrative polices.
• The Registered Nurse represents the hospital both professionally and positively.
• Upon hire it will be determined and agreed upon by the employee and Director of Maternal-Child Services which area(s) the employee will be required to work.
• Performs antepartum testing to assess fetal well-being
• Is proficient with fetal monitoring interpretation and implement appropriate nursing interventions as needed
• Has knowledge and skills to provide care for the woman in all stages of labor, delivery and recovery for vaginal and cesarean birth
• Labor support includes comfort measures, positioning, and pain management techniques
• Recognize risk factors; anticipates and plans care accordingly
• Recognize and respond to obstetrical emergencies
• Serves as a qualified person to perform a medical screening in the absence of the physician
• Fetal Monitoring Certification will be obtained within 2 years of eligibility.

Post Partum

• Assesses and plans individualized care for the post partum woman and her family
• Has knowledge of lactation and how to assist and support the mother with breast feeding
• Support the mother and family with integration of the newborn into the family
• Provide the mother with education to prepare for discharge
• Recognize and respond to post partum complications and emergencies

Neonatal

• Provide assessment and care of the newborn during the transition period immediately after birth
• Incorporate daily routine care of the newborn in collaboration with the mother
• Recognize and respond to newborns at risk for complications and/or deviations from the norm, and provide nursing care in
• Perform neonatal resuscitation and stabilization in collaboration with other members of the health care team

Pediatrics

• Provide assessment and care of the pediatric patient that is age and developmentally appropriate
• Recognize and respond to pediatrics emergencies in collaboration with other members of the health care team
• Provide education and discharge planning

Gynecology

• Provide assessment and care of the post operative gynecology patient of varying ages
• Recognize and respond to post operative complications and emergencies in collaboration with other members of the health care team
• Provide education and discharge planning

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate Degree in Nursing
• Registered Nurse in NH or compact licensure
• 1 or more years of labor and delivery experience
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Certified Electronic Fetal Monitoring must be obtained within 2 years of employment start date
• Neonate Resuscitate, or Neonatal Resuscitation Program must be obtained within 1 year from hire date.

Situated in Portsmouth, NH, Portsmouth Regional Hospital is a premier 234-bed acute care facility that offers exceptional healthcare services to the Seacoast region of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. This hospital is the sole ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, making it an essential resource for the community. It boasts the regions only comprehensive heart and vascular program, along with 24/7 comprehensive neurosurgical and stroke clot retrieval programs for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is owned by HCA Healthcare, a respected healthcare provider that runs three hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, two freestanding emergency rooms, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in New Hampshire. HCA Healthcare has 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians on staff, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. Its other hospitals in New Hampshire include Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room is expected to open in Plaistow.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do.- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.