Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery - $2,545 per week in Freeport, IL

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery Profession: Nursing Specialty: Labor and Delivery Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 2 years required License: State license required Certifications: BLS, NRP, AWHONN intermediate or advanced Must-Have: Experience in Labor and Delivery is a must. Support staff includes 2 day shift unit secretaries and CNAs, who perform clerical work and assist on the unit.

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery Profession: Nursing Specialty: Labor and Delivery Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 2 years required License: State license required Certifications: BLS, NRP, AWHONN intermediate or advanced Must-Have: Experience in Labor and Delivery is a must. Description: Department: Labor and Delivery. The unit has 7 L&D beds and 1 OR suite for C-Sections. There are 2 triage beds and 7 postpartum beds. The unit averages 255 births annually. AWHONN guidelines for nurse-to-patient ratios are followed. Common diagnoses include Labor, Preeclampsia, Hypertension, Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, and Preterm Labor (gestational age of 32 weeks or less). Infants requiring oxygen for more than 6 hours will be transferred to a higher level of care. The ideal candidate will have both LDRP and L&D experience. Nurses will stabilize newborns and provide couplet care post-recovery. Mentions of assisting with clean gynecological surgeries, such as hysterectomies, are part of job responsibilities. Nurses must have the ability to titrate drips, primarily Pitocin and Insulin. A charge nurse and house supervisor manage assignments and acuity levels. Support staff includes 2 day shift unit secretaries and CNAs, who perform clerical work and assist on the unit. OB hospitalists are in-house 24/7, while pediatricians are available off-site. Anesthesia services are in-house during weekdays; coverage is less frequent outside of these hours. Remote monitoring capabilities are available, but nurses do not read telemetry strips. The electronic fetal monitoring system used is named OBIX. Scheduling consists of 12-hour shifts with both day and night options. Staffing is self-managed, requiring some extra call coverage for time-off requests. Weekend requirements involve working every other to every third weekend. Holiday requirements include working half of the holidays with an annual rotation. Call or standby coverage may be needed for shifts due to leaves of absence or vacations. Floating to assist in critical needs, such as medical-surgical help, may occur but will not take full patient assignments. Scrubs are provided by the hospital, and non-slip waterproof shoes are required. Department-specific orientation lasts up to 3 shifts. Travelers who have had previous employment within the organization must disclose this information.