Job Title
Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery
Location
Winston-Salem, NC | Labor and Delivery
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13-Week Assignment | Night Shift (3x12 Hours, 18:45–07:15) | Onsite | Expected 36–48 hours/week | Every other weekend required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a Labor and Delivery unit with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio across 21 rooms/beds, caring for patients from 20 weeks gestation and above
- Manage labor inductions, preterm labor, multiple gestations, preeclampsia, postpartum hemorrhages, and IUFDs
- Administer and monitor multiple simultaneous drips including Pitocin, magnesium, and insulin; operate epidural pumps, PCAs, Alaris pumps, and fluid warmers
- Recover C-section patients in the OR (required); ability to circulate in OR is essential
- Perform IV starts and triage patients 14 weeks and above; support resuscitation for patients 22 weeks and above
- Float within Women's Services as needed and document using EPIC, PYXIS, and SBAR systems
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery RN experience; experience at a facility performing at least 400 births per month required
- Active NC RN license or valid Compact RN license (pending licensure acceptable for submission)
- Required certifications: BCLS, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, and NRP
- Proficiency with EPIC; experience with IV starts and OR circulation required
- Must be able to recover C-section patients
- Local candidates are welcome
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with nitrous oxide administration and amnioinfusions
- Familiarity with PYXIS medication dispensing systems
- Prior travel nursing experience (first-time travelers are accepted)
- Comfort with floating within Women's Services lines
Why Join Us
- Work in a high-volume, full-service Labor and Delivery unit offering exposure to a wide range of complex obstetric cases including triage, labor, delivery, OR, and recovery all within the same suite
- Scrubs are provided, and orientation includes dedicated EPIC training and OR acclimation time to set you up for success from day one