Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

A Labor and Delivery (L&D) Nurse responsibilities include care of the labor patient before, during and after delivery, care of the newborn immediately after delivery, care of the outpatient that presents to Labor and Delivery, circulating and recovering caesarean sections. The Labor and Delivery Nurse can identify complications including fetal monitoring interpretation and communicates to the Physician. The Labor and Delivery Nurse must maintain a high level in quality, service, critical nursing skills and critical thinking. The Labor and Delivery Nurse must be skilled in managing complex medical cases and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best outcomes.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: All External Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Knowledge necessary to obtain RN license in the state of California
• Current California R.N. license
• Current American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and NRP certification
• Minimum Experience: One (1) year recent Labor & Delivery experience
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Licenses and Certifications:

N/A

Physical, Mental, & Environmental Demands

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Mobility

• Walking - 15% of time
• Standing - 15% of time
• Sitting - 70% of time

Agility

• Twisting - Never
• Turning - Occasionally
• Kneeling - Never
• Crouching - Never
• Crawling - Never
• Climbing - Never
• Bending - Occasionally
• Balancing - Never

Strength

• Pushing - 10 pounds
• Pulling - 10 pounds
• Lifting - 10 pounds
• Carrying - 10 pounds

Dexterity

• Reaching - Occasionally
• Handling - Occasionally
• Fingering - Frequently

Safety Equipment

N/A
Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization