Registered Nurse Labor And Delivery

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery provides specialized nursing care to women and newborns throughout the perinatal period, including labor, delivery, postpartum, and newborn care. This role involves managing patient assessments, administering medications and treatments, assisting with deliveries (vaginal and cesarean), and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality maternal and neonatal care. The nurse must be skilled in handling high-risk and normal obstetric cases and able to float as needed across related units.

• Provide nursing care in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, OB Triage, Antepartum, and Newborn units.
• Assist with vaginal and cesarean deliveries, including circulating in the operating room.
• Start adult intravenous lines and administer blood and blood products.
• Manage drains, epidural pumps, and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps.
• Administer medications such as insulin and magnesium sulfate as prescribed.
• Provide care for high-risk and low-risk antepartum and labor patients.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement patient care.
• Maintain appropriate staffing ratios, typically 1:1 to 1:3 patient assignments.
• Float to related units as required to meet patient care needs.

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, and Newborn care.
• Active Registered Nurse license with compact state privileges.
• Certifications: AWHONN Intermediate, Basic Life Support (BLS), Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• Proficient in vaginal and cesarean delivery procedures and related nursing care.
• Ability to start IVs and administer blood products safely.

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.
• Experience circulating in cesarean sections and operating room settings.

• Floating to various related units including LDRP, OB Triage, and Antepartum as needed.
• Must be able to handle high acuity and high-risk obstetric patients.
• Staffing ratios vary from 1:1 to 1:3 depending on patient acuity.
• Must maintain all required certifications and licensure current for the state of practice.

• Work schedule includes variable shifts with floating assignments based on patient census and unit needs.
• Shift assignments may include day, evening, or night shifts in Labor and Delivery and related units.