Registered Nurse; RN - Labor and Delivery; L&D - Nights

Position Summary

Location:

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL

Department:
Labor & Delivery (L&D)

Type:
Variable Full-time (36 hours)

Shift: Nights

The function of Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies (WPHWB) Labor and Delivery Unit is based on the primary care model principles. As a Level III Perinatal Center, comprehensive patient‑centered obstetrical nursing care is provided for both low‑ and high‑risk families during the antenatal, labor and delivery, and immediate postpartum periods. The Labor and Delivery Unit (L&D) is composed of twenty‑eight (28) Labor and Delivery Rooms (LDRs) that provide the expectant family with the opportunity to remain together as a unit during labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period.

• Mothers in active labor with expected delivery, with or without epidurals
• Inductions of labor
• Immediate postpartum recovery
• Immediate newborn care post delivery
• Complications of pregnancy requiring inpatient and outpatient evaluation
• Emotional and physical care for patients requiring medical termination of pregnancy post‑fetal demise
• 24‑hour anesthesia service available for pain management in labor and anesthesia management during cesarean birth

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women’s Institute, provides specialized care covering all facets of women’s health—from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high‑risk pregnancies and births. One of the nation’s largest‑volume and most experienced obstetrical centers, we welcome nearly 14,000 babies each year.

Our 350‑bed hospital includes 142 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, one of the largest NICUs in the nation. The hospital is nationally recognized for excellence, with Magnet® designation for high‑quality nursing care, Level IV Maternal Levels of Care Verification, Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care, and a national ranking in Neonatology. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award‑winning hospitals, ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities across Florida, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico.

We honor our 100‑year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families, and communities we serve. Orlando Health is committed to providing benefits that go beyond the expected, with free education programs and well‑being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so you can be present for your passions.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work.”

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high‑intensity interventions, and high‑level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence‑based, patient‑focused action.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients and interprets electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
• Responds to life‑saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizing, identifying, and interpreting serious situations and calling a physician or taking preplanned emergency measures when a physician is not immediately available.
• Assesses patients’ needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient responses. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and patients.
• Fun…