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Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Calling All Labor & Delivery Nurses
Make a Difference in Maternal Care at UNC REX! Are you a Labor & Delivery nurse looking for a flexible opportunity while continuing to make a meaningful impact? UNC REX is seeking a Per Diem Clinical Nurse II to join our dynamic, high-volume Labor & Delivery team. This role requires a commitment of one 12-hour shift per week, offering flexibility while staying hands-on in maternal care.
About Our Unit:
The UNC REX Labor & Delivery unit provides comprehensive care throughout labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. We care for both routine and high-risk antepartum and postpartum patients in a state-of-the-art environment that includes:
Our nurses collaborate closely with physicians, OB Hospitalists, Nursing Assistants, Surgical Technologists, private practice OB/GYNs, and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to support Cesarean sections, emergent procedures, and complex obstetric care.
What You Bring:
Strong teamwork and communication skills Ability to think quickly and act decisively in high-acuity and emergency situations A commitment to patient- and family-centered care
Why UNC REX?
Join a collaborative, experienced team dedicated to providing exceptional care to mothers and newborns. Even one shift per week, your expertise makes a meaningful difference. Come be part of something special at UNC REX-where every birth matters. Summary: Provides competent nursing care consistent with professional nursing standards. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting. Responsibilities:
1. Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others and supports patient safety initiatives.
2. Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
3. Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
4. Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
5. With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
6. Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
7. Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
8. Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Graduate of Accredited Nursing Program
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* NC RN Licensure
* ACLS
* BCLS
* NRP
Professional Experience Requirements:
* One year experience working as a licensed RN
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: UNC REX Healthcare Organization Unit: Rex Labor Delivery Operatng Rm Work Type: Per Diem Standard Hours Per Week: 12.00 Salary Range:$33.88 - $47.91 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Night Job Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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UNC Health Care
$33.88 - $47.91 per hour
Dec 18, 2025