Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Overview Title: Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery (LDRP) Department: LDRP Unit Type: Travel Contract (13 weeks) Schedule: Nights, 3x12-Hour (19:00 – 07:00) Start Date: 09/22/2025 Summary We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for its LDRP Unit . This role provides care for high-risk obstetric patients throughout the labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum process. The nurse will participate in high-volume deliveries ( 200–300 per month ), manage intrapartum and postpartum patients, circulate for C-sections, and support both routine and high-risk deliveries. Responsibilities Provide comprehensive care to antepartum, intrapartum, delivery, and postpartum patients in the LDRP model. Monitor fetal and maternal well-being using EFM (External Fetal Monitoring) and IUPC placement/calibration. Assist with high-risk deliveries and triage obstetrical patients. Circulate and recover C-section patients. Administer high-risk medications including magnesium sulfate therapy, insulin drips, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives. Maintain central lines (CVC/PICC) and perform IV therapy/phlebotomy. Adhere to infection control standards and proper PPE use. Provide compassionate, patient-centered care and education to families during delivery and postpartum. Support a delivery ratio of 1:1 intrapartum and 1:3 couplet care. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe labor and delivery outcomes. Key Requirements Experience: 2 years of L&D required. Candidates with 1 year of L&D experience may be screened if employed at a facility performing ≥150 deliveries/month (must be documented in profile). Must have strong high-risk labor & delivery experience. Must be Epic-proficient (Epic = Hard Stop requirement for AYA offer). Must be comfortable managing both L&D and postpartum patients in the LDRP setting. Willingness to work weekends as needed. No floating outside the unit. Education BSN preferred. Experience Required: Minimum 2 years L&D nursing in an academic/multi-facility setting. Screenable: 1 year if high-volume delivery center (≥150 deliveries/month). Experience in high-risk antepartum and postpartum preferred. License Active RN license in the state of practice. Compact license accepted where applicable. Certifications Required: BLS, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate Preferred: ACLS Skills Work Settings: LDRP, High Risk Antepartum, Facilities averaging 200–300 births/month Labor & Delivery Management: Assist with high-risk deliveries, circulate & recover C-sections, intrapartum management Antepartum Care/Procedures: Sterile vaginal exams, triage obstetrical patients Fetal Monitoring: EFM, IUPC placement & calibration Medication/Administration: Anticoagulants, antihypertensives, insulin drips, magnesium sulfate therapy IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Central line (CVC/PICC) maintenance Professional Skills: Isolation precautions, patient/family communication, interdisciplinary collaboration #J-18808-Ljbffr