<p>West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Florida is recruiting a full-time, night-shift Labor and Delivery RN to join its Women's and Children's Services team. This is a high-acuity, full-scope L&D role within a facility that houses the only Level III NICU in southern Palm Beach County — a meaningful differentiator for nurses who want to care for the most complex maternal-neonatal patients in the region. The unit operates on a family-centered care model with LDRP rooms where mothers and newborns remain together throughout their stay, and the position carries responsibility across the full antepartum-to-postpartum continuum including OR circulation.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for qualified candidates, paid over 24 months</li> <li>Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance</li> <li>401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match</li> <li>Generous paid time off</li> <li>Health savings accounts; healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts</li> <li>Career development and continuing education opportunities</li> <li>Employee Assistance Program and employee discount program</li> <li>Voluntary benefits: pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare assistance, auto and home insurance</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Full-time nights schedule</li> <li>Family-centered LDRP model — mothers and newborns remain together for the duration of the hospital stay</li> <li>Full antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum scope: low-risk and high-risk patients, tocolytic therapy, cervical ripening agents, perinatal loss care</li> <li>Surgical case responsibility: C-section, tubal ligation, and cerclage; RN circulates on all LDRP OR cases</li> <li>Fetal heart rate monitoring: application, interpretation, recognition of abnormal FHR patterns, and implementation of appropriate interventions</li> <li>Delivery room attendance and stabilization of the well newborn; NRP required at hire or within 90 days</li> <li>Only Level III NICU in southern Palm Beach County — on-site subspecialty neonatal support for the highest-acuity newborns</li> <li>West Boca Medical Center serves southern Palm Beach and northern Broward counties; part of the Palm Beach Health Network with over 37 years of regional presence</li> <li>Facility services include general medical/surgical care, orthopedics, robotic surgery, a state-of-the-art breast imaging center, Women's and Children's Services, and two 24-hour emergency centers (main campus and Coconut Creek)</li> <li>Electronic health record documentation with timely order and test-result review; practice grounded in evidence-based standards and the Florida State Nurse Practice Act</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Graduate of an accredited RN program required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred</li> <li>Minimum one year of experience in a Med/Surg, nursery, mother-baby, or Labor and Delivery setting preferred</li> <li>Active Florida RN license required</li> <li>American Heart Association BLS certification required</li> <li>American Heart Association ACLS certification required</li> <li>Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required at hire; inexperienced RNs may obtain within 90 days of start date</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Boca Raton sits along Florida's southeastern Gold Coast, offering year-round warm weather, Atlantic beaches, and a well-regarded public school system — consistently ranked among the best in Palm Beach County. The city blends a vibrant dining and arts scene with easy access to both Fort Lauderdale and Miami, giving residents the feel of a smaller, upscale community without sacrificing urban amenities. Cost of living is moderate relative to comparable South Florida markets, and the absence of a state income tax remains a meaningful financial advantage for relocating clinicians.</p>