Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in Gardner, MA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Labor & Delivery
Location: Gardner, MA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse, Obstetrics – Labor and Delivery

Location

Gardner, MA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Rotating Shift | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans and patient goals in accordance with standards of care, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Provide comprehensive care throughout all stages of labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and gynecological care; recognize complications and initiate appropriate nursing interventions in collaboration with physicians.
• Utilize fetal monitoring equipment (external and internal, including FSE and IUPC); correctly interpret fetal heart rate patterns and initiate appropriate interventions as needed.
• Perform systematic newborn assessments, provide neonatal resuscitation support, and identify and respond to deviations from expected adaptation to extrauterine life.
• Provide patient and family education on newborn care, infant feeding techniques, and discharge planning, incorporating available support systems and community resources.
• Ensure thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, patient responses, and medication reconciliation in accordance with established standards.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Massachusetts RN license.
• Minimum of one year of med/surg nursing experience.
• IV competency required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• NRP certification required, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• ACLS upon hire, or active BLS with ability to obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire.
• Completion of AWHONN's Introduction to Fetal Monitoring required; AWHONN's Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring must be completed within one year.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior maternity or labor and delivery nursing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated professional behaviors including tact, empathy, and diplomacy with the ability to promote a positive working environment.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a specialized obstetrics setting providing meaningful care to mothers, newborns, and families during a critical time.
• Supportive clinical environment that values professional development, patient safety, and collaborative interdisciplinary care.