At Saint Francis Hospital the Labor and Delivery unit consists of 14 labor, delivery, and recovery rooms as well as 2 Cesarean section delivery rooms and a 4-bed triage bay.  Labor and Delivery is a complex high and low risk obstetric unit providing medical and surgical care of a variety of obstetric patients throughout antepartum, intrapartum, and the recovery phase of care.

What you will do

• The Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering care for the obstetric patients while providing nursing care according to established standards of practice.

• This coordination of care occurs during the antepartum, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum phase for both mother and infant.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university affiliated nursing program.  BSN graduate preferred.

• Licensure: Current Licensure as a Registered Nurse RN in Connecticut.

• Certification: BLS (AHA/ARC)

• Preferred Experience: Acute Care, Maternity or Labor & Delivery nursing experience preferred.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Work Schedule: Full Time, 36-hour Night Shift

• All shifts require rotating weekends and holidays

• Great Benefits and Health Insurance Coverage – starting Day One!

• Award-winning Hospitals and departments

Ministry/Facility Information

Saint Francis Hospital has been an anchor institution in Connecticut since 1897. Saint Francis, a member of Trinity Health Of New England and Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Saint Francis Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center, is a 617 bed hospital and a major teaching hospital. Other Saint Francis entities include the Comprehensive Women’s Health Center, the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute, and the Smilow Cancer Hospital.