Job Title: Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 07:00 - 19:00
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience in an acute care hospital setting
License: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required
Certifications: BLS and NRP required; C-EFM & Int AWHONN FHM preferred
Must-Have Skills/Experience:
Experience in a team-based, high acuity environment
Comfortable managing care for 2 patients in Labor & Birth and 3-4 patients on Antepartum
Good problem-solving skills, fetal monitoring, OB emergencies, and rapid response
Ability to independently manage laboring patients including high-risk cases
Excellent communication, critical thinking, and time management skills
Description:
The Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse provides comprehensive nursing care to laboring, delivering, and immediate postpartum patients.
This role is set in a fast-paced, high acuity hospital environment.
Strong clinical judgment and the ability to work independently are essential.
Experience managing both routine and high-risk obstetric patients is required.
Collaboration with obstetric providers, anesthesia, NICU, and interdisciplinary teams is crucial.
The goal is to ensure safe, evidence-based, and patient-centered care throughout the labor and birth process.
Strong skills in fetal monitoring and interpretation are important.
Labor support and coaching, medication administration, and IV therapy are part of the responsibilities.
The nurse will be involved in managing obstetric emergencies and rapid response situations.
Experience working in a team-based high acuity environment is necessary.
Candidates must possess the ability to adapt quickly to new workflows and electronic medical records.