Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in Peoria, IL

Registered Nurse (RN) | Labor & Delivery
Location: Peoria, IL
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 15 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor and Delivery

Location

Peoria, IL | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Block Scheduling Available

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to pregnant, high-risk OB, and postpartum patients in a Level 3 perinatal center setting, including vaginal and cesarean deliveries and cerclage placement
• Titrate drips including Pitocin, Magnesium, and Insulin in accordance with unit protocols
• Circulate cesarean sections in the OR and recover patients in the PACU
• Perform continuous electronic fetal monitoring using Obix/Philips monitors and Epic Stork EFM system; Advanced AWHONN EFM certification required
• Float to Postpartum and Antepartum units as needed, managing teams of high-risk intermittent EFM patients
• Adhere to AWHONN staffing ratio guidelines, including 1:1 for Pitocin induction and active labor, and 2 RN:1 patient at time of delivery

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• BLS certification required
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
• ACLS certification required
• Advanced AWHONN Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) certification required
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for standard contract rates

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency in care of high-risk OB patients, including management of Magnesium and Insulin drips
• Experience circulating in an OR setting for cesarean sections and recovering patients in PACU
• Proficiency in newborn care at both vaginal and cesarean deliveries

Why Join Us

• Work within a well-supported unit featuring a 24/7 charge nurse (no patient assignment), 24/7 house supervisor, labor hospitalists, and newborn hospitalists — providing a strong clinical support structure throughout every shift
• Surgical scrubs are provided on the unit, and block scheduling is accommodated to the extent possible for traveling clinicians