RN - L&D

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Labor and Delivery

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Night shift

Hours per Shift: 36

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of Labor & Delivery experience preferred

License: Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure

Certifications:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required
• Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification required
• STABLE certification preferred but not required

Must-Have:

Demonstrated ability to provide safe, evidence-based care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment

Description:

The Labor & Delivery unit cares for approximately 400 patients each month.

The unit supports an average of 120 deliveries per month.

Responsibilities include providing comprehensive nursing care to antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and post-operative obstetric patients.

Care for high-risk and high-acuity maternal patients at 32 weeks gestation and above.

Function as a cesarean section circulator and provide post-anesthesia recovery care as appropriate.

Assess, monitor, and respond to changes in maternal and fetal status utilizing critical thinking and evidence-based practice.

Interpret fetal heart rate patterns and intervene appropriately to promote maternal and fetal well-being.

Collaborate with physicians, certified nurse midwives, anesthesia providers, and interdisciplinary staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Support emergency obstetrical interventions and participate in rapid response situations.

Provide patient and family education while promoting a positive birth experience.

Adhere to professional, regulatory, and organizational standards of nursing practice.