Work Schedule: 3 shifts per week; 7a-7p/Rotating Weekends
As a Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse at Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area—whether your specialized obstetric expertise spans roles as an OB, Obstetrics, Perinatal, Childbirth, Maternity, Women's Health, L&D, or LDRP RN—you will practice within a premier 152-bed full-service acute care hospital recognized as the ultimate medical anchor for maternal-child health across the Texas Coastal Bend [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]. Your role directly drives the clinical excellence of our high-volume women’s services division [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area], operating within a prestigious, state-designated Level IV Maternal Care Center [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]. This elite designation means our facility provides the highest level of comprehensive care for low-risk deliveries as well as the most complex, high-acuity medical, surgical, and obstetric conditions. Seamlessly integrated alongside our delivery suites is our state-of-the-art Texas DSHS-designated Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area], providing our nursing staff with an unparalleled safety net and robust, multidisciplinary service line support for both mother and baby.
Maternal-child nurses at the Bay Area campus operate within HCA Healthcare’s progressive Professional Practice Model [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area], leveraging a robust shared governance framework designed to empower frontline nursing staff, elevate clinical autonomy, and advance professional development [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]. Our maternal department features specialized labor and delivery suites, dedicated obstetric emergency triage bays, and fully equipped surgical theaters for Cesarean sections. In this role, you will collaborate with an elite multidisciplinary team of board-certified obstetricians, perinatologists (maternal-fetal medicine specialists), neonatologists, certified nurse-midwives, and dedicated anesthesiologists. Backed by extensive continuous clinical education, advanced fetal monitoring technologies, and comprehensive family-centered networks—including on-site IBCLC lactation specialists and a 24/7 dedicated air and ground specialty neonatal transport team [Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area]—our L&D nurses are fully equipped with the resources necessary to maintain the highest standards of evidence-based practice, safety, and compassionate care.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Registered Nurse is responsible for coordinating the nursing care of assigned patients in the Unit in order to provide quality patient care to patients in applicable age specific populations (see addendum). The RN applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development. Employee is responsible for knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psychological, educational, safety and related criteria for the appropriate age populations. According to established facility policies and procedures, the registered nurse provides and supplies professional nursing care exercising independent judgment in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The RN provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary depending on assigned area.
What you will do in this role:
Demonstrate advanced clinical competence in managing all stages of labor, identifying normal physiological adaptations, and driving interventions for high-risk obstetric patients and pregnancy complications.
- Execute high-level clinical skills including external and internal fetal monitor interpretation, Doppler utilization, IV therapy, vaginal examinations, sterile technique, and blood product administration.
- Serve as a competent circulating nurse for Cesarean sections within the operative suite and manages the immediate recovery and stabilization of postpartum patients.
- Achieve and maintains mandatory AWHONN fetal monitoring certification within 6 months for experienced L&D transfers or within 1 year of hire for nurses new to the specialty.
- Adhere strictly to EMTALA screening mandates, infant security protocols, OSHA safety guidelines, and Joint Commission (JCAHO) standards to maintain a risk-mitigated environment.
- Record precise, real-time patient data within the CPN electronic charting system while delivering age-appropriate, culturally sensitive care tailored to unique family dynamics.
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
- Current BLS, ACLS and NRP issued from American Heart Association required
- AWHONN Intermediate fetal monitoring course
- 1 year of clinical L&D experience as a licensed RN in a hospital required.
Benefits
Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location
Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Bay Area is our full-service acute care hospital and offers state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN and robotic surgery. The Women’s Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of our graduate medical education program. Doctors Regional is our acute care hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation. The Heart Hospital offers complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation for cardiac patients. Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services and outpatient behavioral health services. Bayview Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment. Northshore Emergency Center is a full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging and occupational services. Radiation Oncology offers advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available. Our programs focus on the needs of individual patients, while employing the latest techniques and research of 21st-century medicine.
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.
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcare
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!
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