Job Summary
Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Labor & Delivery Nurse, where you will play a vital role in supporting women through one of the most exciting and critical moments of their lives. In this energetic and rewarding position, you will provide expert nursing care during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery, ensuring the safety and comfort of both mother and baby. Your expertise in obstetrics combined with your compassionate approach will help create a positive birthing experience for families. This paid position offers an opportunity to work within a collaborative environment that values excellence, innovation, and patient-centered care.
Responsibilities
- Monitor fetal heart rates and maternal vital signs continuously to assess labor progress and detect any complications early.
- Assist with labor management, including administering medications such as epidurals or analgesics, and supporting natural or assisted deliveries.
- Prepare delivery rooms with sterile techniques, ensuring all equipment is ready for safe procedures.
- Provide emotional support and education to expectant mothers and their families throughout labor and postpartum stages.
- Perform neonatal resuscitation procedures when necessary, ensuring immediate care for newborns.
- Document all patient interactions, assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately within electronic health record (EHR) systems like Cerner or Epic.
- Collaborate with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive maternity care.
Requirements
- Start date: ASAP
- Orientation: Every MondayShift & Scheduling: - Nights 6p-6a Days 6a-6pWeekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts per 4 week schedule minimum. Some like to work all weekends and others don't like to work them at all. As long as it's covered, it really doesn't matter to me.Floating Requirement: - May float to ED or MS if experiencedRequired certifications: - ACLS, BLS, NRP, Intermediate or advanced Fetal Monitoring Required# of beds -- 7 L&D beds- 2 Triage beds- 10 Postpartum beds- 1-3 births per day- 830 births per yearRatios typically 1:2Exp or Must have skills- 2 years of experience required- Respiratory Therapist in unit 24/7- Support staff on unit: Patient Care Technician, Health Unit Secretary- Nurse manager occasionally see patients (when needed)- Need experience with:- 3+ years of experience required- C-section experience required- Support staff on unit: OB scrub tech, HUC- Call: one shift per 4 week schedule- OB/Neonatologist not in house- 24/7 pharmacy in house- Must be proficient in fetal monitoring and the actions taken for fetal distress.- Must be able to care for patients with pre-eclampsia- Clinical background in high risk patients. Since there is NOT an in-house OB, so the nurses need to be very proficient with their assessment skills and be able to handle OB emergencies until the provider arrives.- May float to other units of hospital (usually MedSurg) if needed- Must be able to function in L&D and couplet care (they don't always utilize their LDRPs as couplet care beds, but can do so if census is low).$5000 bonus payable on first check usually
- If we pay for relocation assistance, you commit to us for a year, if you leave before that year, then you are responsible to pay it back.$5000 payable after 90 days, $5000 payable after 12 months
- As far as sign on bonuses, you get them at the 90 days and 1 year mark, there is no repayment.Join us to make a meaningful difference during life’s most precious moments! We are committed to supporting your professional growth with ongoing training in areas such as obstetrics, neonatal care, pain management, trauma medicine, infectious disease care, and more. Our team values energetic professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments and are dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care with compassion and expertise.
Pay: $32.00 - $48.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
