Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

Join our close-knit Family Birth Center RN team and experience an unmatched lifestyle! Our 7+ bed LDRP unit provides care for a healthy population of mothers and newborns. However, our skilled team also expertly manages high-risk conditions such as preterm births and preeclampsia. We’re proud to offer a single-suite OR designed for family-centered cesarean sections and a 6-bed Level II nursery that cares for babies 32+ weeks gestation.

Our nurses are NRP certified and trained in STABLE, ensuring we’re fully prepared to stabilize and transport infants when needed. With high autonomy in practice, our team is supported 24/7 by an on-call NNP and OB provider, ensuring the best care for our patients. This is your chance to join a team where your skills and passion make a difference every day!

About the opportunity:

This position is responsible for caring for antepartum patients, laboring patients through childbirth, recovery, and postpartum, providing family centered care including the well newborn and the Level 2 Nursery. Assure expert, compassion, individualize nursing care for patients and families expected. They collaborate with providers, staff and other members of the team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

What you will do:

1. Oversees the daily patient flow to optimize patient care, safety and satisfaction.
2. Demonstrates ability to triage incoming patient requests for services.
3. Delivers patient education to facilitate plan of care, employer informed healthcare choices, and promote optimal wellness.
4. Demonstrates ability to delegate care appropriately and according to Colorado statue.
5. Demonstrates competent healthcare assessment skills, prioritizing skills and critical thinking skills.
6. Demonstrates ability to handle high telephone volume of patient requests for medications, information and assistance.
7. Administers medications, performs treatments, and assists in procedures as needed; consistently adhering to patient safety guidelines.
8. Coordinates patient care with other physician practices, Vail Health and others as needed to achieve the highest possible level of patient care and satisfaction.