Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery - $2,290 per week in Fishersville, VA

Job Title: Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Labor and Delivery Duration: 26 Weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 Years of Experience Preferred License: Active RN License Certifications: ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate, BLS, NRP Must-Have: - Previous charge experience preferred - Experience in patient ratio settings - Proficiency in charting systems Description: Contract duration is for 26 weeks with a night shift schedule. On-call requirement is 36 hours in a 6-week block. The unit services Labor and Delivery, post-partum, antepartum, and a Level II nursery. Level 2 inpatient obstetrical clientele are managed. The role includes providing care for Level 2 NICU neonatal clientele. GYN and medical overflow patients are also included. Responsibilities encompass antepartum patients and observational triage patients. Mother-baby couplet care is provided. The unit handles border babies and other special patient needs. Expected procedures include versions, induction of labor, cervical ripening, and bereavement care for IUFD. Cesarean sections are also part of the responsibilities. Staffing ratios vary: - 1:1 for complicated or active labor - 1:3 for stable antepartum patients - 1:1 to 1:2 for unstable, ill antepartum patients - 1:3 to 1:4 for couplet care - 2:1 during delivery, with one provider for the baby and one for the mother - 1:2 to 1:3 for NICU level 2, depending on condition If floated outside of the specialty, assisting nurses with assigned patients using general nursing skills will be required.