RN Labor and Delivery

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery provides specialized nursing care for high-risk and high-volume maternal and newborn patients. This role includes managing care during labor, delivery, and postpartum periods, supporting midwifery clients and private OBs, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, high acuity environment. The nurse functions as a Baby Nurse during delivery, providing newborn care until transfer to postpartum. Strong experience with electronic fetal monitoring and adherence to AWHONN guidelines is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Provide skilled nursing care to high-risk labor and delivery patients and newborns.
• Function as Baby Nurse during delivery, providing newborn assessments, eye care, Vitamin K injections, and ongoing care until transfer to postpartum.
• Support midwifery clients, private OBs, adult recovery services, and community care clinics.
• Perform electronic fetal monitoring and adhere to EPIC hardstop protocols.
• Float to postpartum and antepartum units or sister facilities as needed.
• Manage patient care in a fast-paced, high acuity environment with an average daily census of 15 patients and 500-600 deliveries per month.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet unit staffing and patient care needs.
• Follow AWHONN guidelines for staffing and patient care.

Required Skills & Certifications:

• Minimum 1 year of high-risk labor and delivery nursing experience.
• Active Registered Nurse license with compact privileges accepted.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification.
• Proficiency with electronic fetal monitoring and EPIC system.
• Ability to work every other weekend and holidays as needed.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification.
• AWHONN Advanced and Intermediate certifications.
• Experience with high-risk pregnancies and fast-paced delivery units.

Special Considerations:

• Must be able to float to postpartum, antepartum, and sister facilities providing mother/baby care.
• Pre-approved time off is considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Hard stop requirements for newborn care and circulating roles; candidates not meeting these cannot be screened.
• Work environment includes 4 operating rooms and 31 beds.

Scheduling:

• Schedule is posted every 6 weeks to meet unit needs.
• Work every other weekend and holidays as required.
• Shift assignments support a high-volume labor and delivery unit.

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