Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor and Delivery

Job Summary

A dynamic opportunity for a Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery, offering a challenging yet rewarding environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional clinical skills and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in Labor and Delivery.
• Willing to accept first-time travelers, with a holiday incentive to accept locals at the regular rate.
• Proficient in EPIC, IV start, and circulation.
• Experience managing a minimum of 400 births per month, including labor inductions, IUFDs, and multiple gestations.
• Ability to handle multiple drips (Pitocin, magnesium, insulin), preeclampsia, postpartum hemorrhages, and epidurals.
• MUST be able to recover C-sections.
• Certifications required: BCLS, AWHONN Intermediate, and NRP.

Job Details

• Patient-to-nurse ratio of 1:2 in a unit with 21 rooms/beds.
• Contracts available for 13 weeks, with options for 36 or 48 hours weekly.
• Shifts are 12 hours long, from 06:45 to 19:15.
• Request for Time Off (RTO) is limited to a maximum of 7 days for Auto Offers.
• Travelers will float within Women’s Services and must be available every other weekend.

Patient Care Responsibilities

Care for patients who are 14 weeks and above in triage; manage labor and delivery for patients at 20 weeks and above. The unit offers resuscitation for patients at 22 weeks and above, with labor and delivery conducted in the same suite.

Special Procedures and Equipment

• Labor inductions, IUFDs, and management of various drips.
• Specialized in handling epidurals, nitrous oxide, and amnio infusions.
• Utilization of epidural pumps, PCAs, Alaris pumps, and fluid warmers.

Unit Systems

• Familiarity with PYXIS, EPIC, and SBAR systems.

Orientation and Uniform

• Orientation includes EPIC training and a two-day unit orientation with two half-days in the OR.
• Scrubs are provided for the position.

Additional Notes

Dress code requires only natural hair colors.