RN - L&D
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Labor and Delivery, Obstetrics
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour Day Shift
Hours per Shift: 36
Experience: Minimum of 2 years
License: Current RN license
Certifications: BLS, NRP, FHM
Must-Have:
Experience with labor and delivery patients.
Experience with postpartum and newborn assessments and care.
Ability to perform triage and non-stress tests.
Description:
This position is for a registered nurse specializing in labor and delivery and obstetrics.
The facility is a Level III Trauma Center with 64 beds.
The unit has 8 LDRP and Antepartum beds.
The average patient census is managed by the nursing staff.
The nurse will work with laboring patients on a 1:1 ratio.
For couplets, antepartum, and surgical patients, the ratio is 1:3.
Required skills include experience with the specified patient types, assessments, and nursery care.
Support within the department includes charge RNs who take patients as needed.
RNs will have the assistance of a resource RN and will work closely with OB MDs, who have a 30-minute callback time.
Technology in use includes an electronic medical record system and designated equipment for IV management.
The position may require floating to inpatient units to act as a sitter or in a CNA role.
Scheduling includes every other weekend rotation with variable on-call shifts.
Holiday requests are manageable with approval for up to 7 days.
Scrub colors are flexible.