Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN)

Position Overview

• Experience Required: 2+ years of L&D RN experience
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted
• Float Between Units: No
• On-Call: No
• Weekends: Yes — 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule
• Block Schedule: No
• Expected Patient Ratio: 1:1
• 48 Hours: Approved
• Charting: Epic preferred

Facility Information

• Facility Type: Children's Hospital / Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
• Total Beds: 181
• RN Scrubs: Navy
• RRT Scrubs: Galaxy Blue / Royal Blue
• Parking: Free parking in any unrestricted space
• Bike Racks: Available

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP
• ACLS
• AWHONN Intermediate — preferred

Required Clinical Skills

IV Therapy & Medication Management

• IV therapy / phlebotomy
• Venous blood draws
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Infusion pumps, drips, and IV monitoring
• Administration of blood and blood products
• Antihypertensives
• Magnesium sulfate therapy
• Pitocin / oxytocin

Labor & Delivery

• High-risk deliveries
• Vaginal deliveries
• C-section circulation
• C-section recovery
• Hemorrhage / shock management
• Sterile vaginal examinations
• Obstetrical triage
• Antepartum care
• High-risk antepartum care
• Management of VBAC / trial of labor
• Facility volume: approximately 100–200 births/month

Fetal Monitoring

• Recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• External fetal monitoring (EFM)
• Internal fetal monitoring
• Fetal heart monitoring

Neonatal Care

• APGAR scoring
• Baby Nurse / "Baby Catcher"
• Infant identification and security banding
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Infant / neonatal arrest response

Postpartum Care

• Cesarean section recovery
• Vaginal delivery recovery
• Postpartum hemorrhage
• Pain assessment and management

Pain Management

• Epidural anesthesia
• General anesthesia
• Nitrous oxide
• IV PCA
• Pain assessment and management

High-Risk Patient Experience

Experience caring for patients with:

• Asthma
• Cardiac disease
• COVID
• Diabetes mellitus
• HELLP syndrome
• HIV
• Infectious disease
• Malpresentations (breech / face / brow)
• Multiple gestation
• Neurological disease
• Placenta previa / abruptio
• Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia
• Premature rupture of membranes (PROM)
• Preterm labor
• Rh incompatibilities
• Seizure disorders
• Substance abuse
• Uterine rupture

Surgical Procedures

• Cervical cerclage
• D&C
• Tubal ligation

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an L&D Registered Nurse with at least 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience, strong fetal monitoring and obstetrical triage skills, and experience with high-risk pregnancies, vaginal deliveries, C-sections, postpartum care, and neonatal emergencies. First-time travelers are welcome.