Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in State College, PA

Key Responsibilities Assess childbearing women (adolescence through middle adulthood), neonates, and families to identify health status, health history, reproductive history, and learning needs. Teach self-care and newborn care to patients and families; assist patients and families in understanding and coping with women's health issues and childbirth.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Location

State College, PA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Assess childbearing women (adolescence through middle adulthood), neonates, and families to identify health status, health history, reproductive history, and learning needs
• Perform initial assessment and stabilization of the neonate and develop individualized plans of care based on identified physical and learning needs
• Teach self-care and newborn care to patients and families; assist patients and families in understanding and coping with women's health issues and childbirth
• Identify and intervene with vulnerable or at-risk patients and families; collaborate with other health care disciplines for treatment and referrals as needed
• Facilitate family bonding and promote understanding of how family relationships influence health status
• Maintain and update clinical knowledge, skills, and competency in the care of women and infants on an ongoing basis

Required Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Registered Nurse program
• Current Pennsylvania RN licensure
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification meeting American Heart Association Healthcare Provider standards
• Active Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Active Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification meeting American Heart Association Healthcare Provider standards
• Proficiency in Epic electronic health records system (required)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a Labor & Delivery or Women's and Children's Services setting
• Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in a highly professional manner
• Demonstrated emotional tolerance, tact, and sound judgment when working with patients, families, and interdisciplinary care teams

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a specialized Labor & Delivery unit serving a diverse childbearing population in a collaborative, patient-centered environment
• Contract position offering professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on women's and neonatal health outcomes