Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor and Delivery

Position Overview:

This is a challenging and high-paced role within the Labor and Delivery unit, requiring a commitment to providing exceptional care to obstetrical patients. The unit experiences over 300 births per month, making it essential for candidates to have significant experience in similar fast-paced settings.

Job Details:

• Ratios: 2:1; average of 20 births within a 24-hour period; managing 30-40 admissions and 40 visits daily across 20 rooms.
• Contract Length: Accepting 13 to 26 week contracts.
• Shifts: 12-hour night shifts from 18:45 to 07:15.
• RTO: Up to 7 days max for automatic offers.
• Float Requirement: Required to float as needed to a special Maternity Care high-risk OB unit.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; a minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule.

Patient Diagnoses:

The unit primarily cares for obstetrical patients at 16 weeks and greater for intrapartum, high-risk antepartum, and postpartum care. The unit is equipped to handle high-risk patients below 16 weeks as well. Services include an obstetrical triage unit for pre-admission screening and routine outpatient procedures like antenatal fetal surveillance, intravenous hydration, and medication administration, as well as scheduled and unscheduled cesarean births and rescue cervical cerclages.

Special Procedures:

This unit is noted for its fast-paced environment. It often exceeds standard acuity levels. Due to the unit’s busy nature, it is recommended that candidates have circulating experience to the operating room.

Required Skills/Certifications/Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar unit; 3 years preferred.
• First time travelers with relevant experience in large, high-volume settings are accepted.
• Experience with circulating, performing sterile vaginal exams, and competent in immediate newborn care is essential.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BCLS), AWHONN Intermediate, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Unit Systems:

• PYXIS
• EPIC
• SBAR

Orientation: 24 hours of unit orientation provided.

Scrubs: Scrubs will be provided in blue.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to work in a vital nursing capacity, delivering exemplary care in a demanding and rewarding environment.