Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring high-risk antepartum and intrapartum experience, including OBOR competency.

Job Details

• 13-week contract in a hospital Labor & Delivery unit (13 South), a 24-bed unit serving low and high risk pregnant patients from antepartum through delivery,
• Regional referral center for high-risk pregnancies in Southwest VA, serving patients within approximately a 150-mile radius,
• Accepts pregnant patients at gestational age of 20 weeks and above, averaging 250 deliveries and 350 triage visits per month,
• Unit includes a 3-bed triage area, 2 ORs, and 2 post-anesthesia beds,
• Patient ratios: 1:1-2 laboring patients, 1:3-4 antepartum patients, 1:3 triage patients, 2:1 OBOR patients, 1:1-2 OB PACU patients,
• Team includes Clinical Team Leaders (RN), Registered Nurses, and 4 Nursing Assistants,
• Schedule: 3x12-hour night shifts, 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM,
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend (EOW) or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling block,
• On-call required with a maximum of 24 hours per 6-week scheduling block,
• Electronic charting system experience required; specific EMR not specified,
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2-week period,

Job Requirements

• Active Virginia state or Compact RN license required; pending license accepted only if candidate holds a single-state license from a non-compact state,
• Current BLS certification required,
• Experience in high-risk antepartum and Labor & Delivery required,
• Competency in antepartum, intrapartum, and OBOR (scrubbing and/or circulating) strongly preferred,
• Proficiency with obstetric skills including sterile speculum exams, non-stress tests (NST), reflex/edema/clonus assessment, sterile vaginal exams, and obstetrical triage,
• Fetal monitoring skills required: recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns, external and internal fetal monitoring, and IUPC placement and calibration,
• Experience administering OB-related medications including antihypertensives, insulin drips, Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin (oxytocin), Prostaglandins, and Terbutaline,
• Copies of driver's license and Social Security card required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Two professional references required for consideration,
• Must work one holiday during the 13-week contract,
• All RTO, block, and special scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of application,
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,
• Local candidates are not accepted; a radius rule applies to determine eligibility