Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery (12-Hour Nights)
Location
Tacoma, WA | Labor and Delivery
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Full-Time | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Expected 48 hours/week | Overtime may be available after 48 hours worked in a week
Key Responsibilities
Manage and deliver care for high-acuity OB patients including hypertension, magnesium administration, preterm labor, inductions, epidurals, vaginal deliveries, and C-sections in a unit with an approximately 33% C-section rate
Triage OB patients and circulate in the OR as needed; perform cervical checks and read/interpret fetal monitoring strips
Provide transition care for post-vaginal birth and C-section patients (mother and baby), including full recovery of the birthing patient; serve as a second set of hands to receive and recover normal newborns as needed
Care for antepartum patients including PROM, multiple births, robust antepartum cases, and post-partum hemorrhage management
Adhere to AWHONN patient ratio guidelines: 1:1 active labor, 1:2 non-active laboring, and 1:2–3 antepartum dependent on acuity
Float within the unit to antepartum and occasionally to postpartum (4th floor) based on need and within scope of experience