Job Title: Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Labor and Delivery
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years in Labor and Delivery
License: Active RN license required; pending licenses accepted
Certifications: BLS, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate, ACLS preferred
Must-Have:
- Experience with fetal monitoring
- Skills in labor and delivery, postpartum, and neonatal resuscitation
- Ability to float to Mother/Baby and NICU as needed
Description:
This position involves providing care to patients in a labor and delivery setting.
You will be responsible for monitoring both maternal and fetal conditions during labor.
You must assist with labor and delivery processes, including supporting families and newborns.
You will be expected to cross-train to Mother/Baby and may be floated to NICU for feeders and growers.
You should be familiar with handling both low-risk and high-risk patient populations.
The average annual deliveries are approximately 2000, with private labor rooms, triage beds, and operating rooms available.
You will be working in a supportive interdisciplinary environment that includes various healthcare professionals.
Special procedures you may encounter include cesarean sections, cerclage, and bilateral tubal ligation.
Candidate must demonstrate the ability to recognize and respond to abnormal fetal heart rate patterns.
The position requires commitment to working every other holiday and every other weekend.
Preferred candidates will have experience with charting in the specified system.