Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery
Location: Louisville, KY 40207
Department: Labor & Delivery
Schedule: 3x12 Days | 36 Hours/Week
Shift: 6:45 AM – 7:15 PM
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery to provide exceptional, evidence-based nursing care to mothers and newborns in a fast-paced acute care environment. The RN will be responsible for delivering safe, patient- and family-centered care throughout the labor, delivery, recovery, and immediate postpartum periods while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
The ideal candidate is experienced in high-acuity Labor & Delivery settings, possesses strong critical thinking skills, and is committed to delivering compassionate, quality care.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments throughout labor and delivery.
- Develop, implement, evaluate, and update individualized nursing care plans.
- Monitor maternal and fetal status and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
- Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, and other treatments according to physician orders.
- Interpret fetal heart monitoring and respond appropriately to fetal distress.
- Provide labor support, patient education, and emotional support to patients and families.
- Assist physicians and advanced practice providers during labor, vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and obstetric emergencies.
- Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions accurately in the EMR.
- Coordinate discharge planning and educate patients regarding postpartum care, newborn care, breastfeeding, medications, and follow-up instructions.
- Collaborate effectively with physicians, anesthesia, neonatal teams, lactation consultants, and other interdisciplinary staff.
- Delegate appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed personnel while maintaining accountability for patient outcomes.
- Serve as a mentor or preceptor for new nursing staff when appropriate.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety programs, and evidence-based practice projects.
- Maintain compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and infection prevention protocols.
- Promote a safe, respectful, and patient-focused care environment.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- Minimum 2 years of recent acute care Registered Nurse experience
- Recent Labor & Delivery experience in an acute care hospital strongly preferred
- Experience caring for high-risk obstetric patients preferred
Education
- Nursing Diploma OR
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN)
Licensure & Certifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certification (preferred)
- Epic EMR experience required
Required Skills
- Labor & Delivery nursing
- Acute care nursing
- Maternal and fetal assessment
- Patient assessment and reassessment
- Plan of care development
- Clinical intervention monitoring
- Fetal heart monitoring
- Obstetric emergency response
- Patient and family education
- IV therapy and medication administration
- Documentation in Epic EMR
- Critical thinking and clinical decision-making
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Discharge planning
- Teamwork and communication
- Quality improvement
- Regulatory compliance
- Cultural competency
- Mentoring and precepting
Schedule
- Shift: Days (6:45 AM – 7:15 PM)
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week
- Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
Assignment Details
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a compassionate, highly skilled Labor & Delivery RN with recent acute care experience who excels in maternal and newborn care, fetal monitoring, emergency obstetric interventions, and patient education. The successful candidate demonstrates strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, proficiency with Epic EMR, and a commitment to providing exceptional patient-centered care in a collaborative healthcare environment.
Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Minimum 2 years of recent acute care Registered Nurse experience
- Recent Labor & Delivery experience in an acute care hospital strongly preferred
- Experience caring for high-risk obstetric patients preferred
- Nursing Diploma OR Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN)
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Epic EMR experience required
- Are you comfortable with the Days shift (6:45 AM – 7:15 PM), 36 hours per week; 3 shifts per week
- Are you comfortable working onsite at the location Louisville, Kentucky 40207?
- Are you comfortable working on 3-5 months of contract assignment with extensions?
- Are you comfortable with the rate of $60 - $65 an hour?
- Are you a local or traveler - Travelers are accepted living beyond 50 miles with a copy of their driving license or a state ID stating permanent residency and are eligible for a travel package.
- Are you authorized to work in U.S for any employer?
Work Location: In person
