Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery

Location: West Chesterl, PA
Department: Labor & Delivery
Position Type: 13-Week Contract (Potential Extension)
Shift: Nights (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts per week
Weekend Requirement: Every third weekend

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) to provide comprehensive nursing care to obstetrical patients throughout the labor and delivery process, including triage, antepartum, postpartum stabilization, and operative delivery.

The ideal candidate must have strong clinical experience in a high-volume Women's Services department and be comfortable circulating during C-section procedures. The RN will collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for laboring and antepartum patients.

• Monitor maternal and fetal well-being throughout labor and delivery.

• Perform obstetrical triage assessments and provide appropriate nursing interventions.

• Recognize and respond to obstetric emergencies and high-acuity situations.

• Circulate during cesarean section (C-section) procedures.

• Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and hospital policies.

• Collaborate with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, neonatologists, and other healthcare professionals.

• Educate patients and families about labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care.

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

• Provide safe, compassionate, and patient-centered nursing care.

Unit Highlights

• Approximately 3,500 deliveries annually.

• High-volume Women's Services department.

• Patient population includes labor, triage, and antepartum patients.

• Night shift staffing typically includes 8–9 nurses and a dedicated charge nurse.

• Free charge nurse model provides additional clinical support.

Required Qualifications

• Active Pennsylvania or Compact RN License.

• Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursing experience.

• Previous experience circulating during C-section procedures.

• Current BLS certification.

• Current ACLS certification.

• Current NRP certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume Labor & Delivery or Women's Services department.

• Strong obstetrical triage and antepartum nursing experience.

• Ability to work independently with minimal orientation and supervision.

Additional Requirements

• Every third weekend required.

• Must participate in holiday rotations.

• Willingness to work one major holiday assignment as needed.

• Limited time-off availability during the major holiday season.