Travel Nurse RN - Mother Baby - $2,193 per week in Aurora, CO

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: 1 year of specialty experience required License: RN License (state or compact) Certifications: BLS, NRP Must-Have: - Antepartum trained to float to Labor & Delivery with fetal monitoring experience Description: RN position in the Mother-Baby Unit, providing care for postpartum patients who do not require ICU-level care. The nurse will care for a high-risk patient population and newborns who do not need NICU-level care.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: 1 year of specialty experience required License: RN License (state or compact) Certifications: BLS, NRP Must-Have: - Antepartum trained to float to Labor & Delivery with fetal monitoring experience Description: RN position in the Mother-Baby Unit, providing care for postpartum patients who do not require ICU-level care. The nurse will care for a high-risk patient population and newborns who do not need NICU-level care. Responsibilities include monitoring a patient ratio of 1:3 couplets, or up to 6 patients during a shift. Tasks involve administering medications, IV therapy, and breastfeeding support for postpartum patients. Experience with infant assessments, including newborn hypoglycemia and care for substance-exposed newborns, is required. Knowledge of procedures such as phototherapy, magnesium drips, insulin drips, and PCA & PCEA pump management is essential. Nurses will provide discharge teaching and education to parents on topics such as car seat use, breastfeeding, and circumcision care. The role requires adherence to unit protocols and safety measures, including infection control practices. Travelers must be flexible and may be required to float to different areas within their scope of practice.