Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in Rapid City, SD

Registered Nurse (RN) | Labor & Delivery
Location: Rapid City, SD
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job ID: 899647

Job Title


Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery / 12-Hour Nights

Location


Rapid City, SD | Acute Care - Labor and Delivery

Schedule / Job Type


Contract | Night Shifts | 12-Hour Shifts (0630/1830 start times) | Variable shift scheduling (Nights/Days) may be required throughout the contract | Every-other-weekend rotation | Holidays as needed

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care across a full spectrum of obstetric patients including active labor, inactive labor, antepartum, OB triage/ED, postpartum, and couplet care, adhering to established patient ratios (Antepartum 1:3, Inactive Labor 1:2, Active Labor 1:1, Postpartum/Couplet Care 1:3)
• Manage high-acuity labor patients including those with preeclampsia, preterm labor and delivery, and patients less than 35 weeks gestation
• Perform clinical skills including IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate administration, blood administration, insulin administration, and circulate and recover C-section patients
• Provide postpartum and couplet care throughout the contract, including care for normal newborn nursery patients ( Level I care required; Level II nursery experience strongly preferred )
• Document accurately using EPIC EMR ; utilize Baxter IV pumps and Omnicell medication dispensing systems
• May be expected to precept nursing students and may be placed on low-census call as needed

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the South Dakota Board of Nursing; completion of a board-approved nursing education program required
• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience, preferably at a Level 3 or higher L&D unit (i.e., a facility with a Level 3 or higher NICU)
• BLS certification required
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
• Demonstrated competency in high-acuity labor management, couplet care, and normal newborn nursery (Level I) care
• Proficiency with EPIC charting; candidates lacking EPIC experience require manager approval prior to offer

• ACLS certification
• Certification in inpatient obstetrics, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum care
• Experience with Level 2 nursery (Level II NICU) patients
• Prior experience at a Level 3 or higher Labor and Delivery unit with exposure to complex, high-risk obstetric populations

• Work within a well-supported unit featuring a dedicated charge nurse, unit secretary, scrub tech, VAT team, 24/7 respiratory therapy, OB physician team, and anesthesia/CRNA coverage
• Scrubs in cobalt blue are provided by the facility, and free on-site parking is available