RN - L&D - DH

Job Title: Registered Nurse Job Specialty: Labor and Delivery Job Duration: Not specified Shift: 12-Hour Nights Guaranteed Hours: 0 hours per week Experience: Minimum one year of experience in labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery care preferred License: Registered Nurse (RN) Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). Advanced certifications such as AWHONN EFM (Intermediate or Advanced), STABLE, and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) are preferred. Must-Have: - Experience in triage, labor and delivery, recovery, postpartum, newborn stabilization, and newborn care.- Charge nurse experience is preferred but not required. Job Description: - Facility Details: - 4 Labor and Delivery beds, separate from 4 postpartum beds - One room used for triage - OR performs C-Sections, no dedicated suites on the unit - Nursery available, no NICU; infants under 35 weeks are transferred - Births: Approximately 0-4 per day and 40-50 per month- Clinical Guidelines: - Follows AWHONN guidelines for staffing ratios- Patient Demographics: - Term labor, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, induction of labor, spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM), term and late preterm newborns, newborn jaundice- Duties: - Triage and care for patients during labor, delivery, and postpartum - Stabilization and care of newborns - Titration of drips such as Pitocin, Magnesium, insulin, and TXA - Charge nurse may take assignments ideally out of regular staffing- Team Support: - Nursing aides available for support; work 12-hour shifts, not scheduled every day - OB/Neonatologist, Anesthesia, and Pediatrics on call 24/7 - Respiratory equipment such as Neopuff, CPAP, and hi-flow available- Documentation/Monitoring: - RNs are required to read their own monitor strips. - GE monitors used for Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM); Obix system for documentation- Sign-On Bonus Available: Please inquire for additional details