Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Title: Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery (LDRP)

Department: LDRP Unit

Type: Travel Contract (13 weeks)

Schedule: Nights, 3x12-Hour (19:00 – 07:00)

Start Date: 09/22/2025

We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for its LDRP Unit
. This role provides care for high-risk obstetric patients throughout the labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum process. The nurse will participate in high-volume deliveries (
200–300 per month
), manage intrapartum and postpartum patients, circulate for C-sections, and support both routine and high-risk deliveries.

• Provide comprehensive care to antepartum, intrapartum, delivery, and postpartum patients in the LDRP model.
• Monitor fetal and maternal well-being using EFM (External Fetal Monitoring) and IUPC placement/calibration.
• Assist with high-risk deliveries and triage obstetrical patients.
• Circulate and recover C-section patients.
• Administer high-risk medications including magnesium sulfate therapy, insulin drips, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives.
• Maintain central lines (CVC/PICC) and perform IV therapy/phlebotomy.
• Adhere to infection control standards and proper PPE use.
• Provide compassionate, patient-centered care and education to families during delivery and postpartum.
• Support a delivery ratio of 1:1 intrapartum and 1:3 couplet care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe labor and delivery outcomes.

• Experience:
  
  2 years of L&D required. Candidates with 1 year of L&D experience may be screened if employed at a facility performing ≥150 deliveries/month (must be documented in profile).
• Must have strong high-risk labor & delivery experience.
• Must be Epic-proficient (Epic = Hard Stop requirement for AYA offer).
• Must be comfortable managing both L&D and postpartum patients in the LDRP setting.
• Willingness to work weekends as needed.
• No floating outside the unit.

• BSN preferred.

• Required:
  
  Minimum 2 years L&D nursing in an academic/multi-facility setting.
• Screenable: 1 year if high-volume delivery center (≥150 deliveries/month).
• Experience in high-risk antepartum and postpartum preferred.

• Active RN license in the state of practice.
• Compact license accepted where applicable.

• Required:
  
  BLS, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate
• Preferred: ACLS

• Work Settings: LDRP, High Risk Antepartum, Facilities averaging 200–300 births/month
• Labor & Delivery Management:
  Assist with high-risk deliveries, circulate & recover C-sections, intrapartum management
• Antepartum Care/Procedures:
  Sterile vaginal exams, triage obstetrical patients
• Fetal Monitoring: EFM, IUPC placement & calibration
• Medication/Administration:
  Anticoagulants, antihypertensives, insulin drips, magnesium sulfate therapy
• IV Therapy/Phlebotomy:
  Central line (CVC/PICC) maintenance
• Professional
  
  Skills:
  
  Isolation precautions, patient/family communication, interdisciplinary collaboration