Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) position requiring 2 years of recent LDRP or strong L&D experience with active ID or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in an acute hospital LDRP unit with 6 secure beds and a dedicated OR suite for C-sections
• Care for laboring, postpartum, and well-baby patients, and manage high-risk cases such as hypertensive crisis and hemorrhage until transfer
• Two RNs staffed per shift following AWHONN guidelines
• Required to work three 12-hour night shifts per week (7pm-7am), including equitable weekend and holiday coverage with core staff
• Self-scheduling in conjunction with core staff; no blocked scheduling or special requests accepted
• Uses Epic EMR; experience required
• Patient volume averages 12-17 births per month
• Floats as needed for helping hands or safety attendant tasks within the unit
• No tele/monitor techs onsite; no requirement to read own strips
• Anesthesia on call after hours with a 30-minute response time; OBs and Peds physician available as noted

Requirements

• Active ID or compact RN license required at time of consideration
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and STABLE; AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of recent LDRP nursing experience or strong recent labor and delivery experience with some LDRP or postpartum in the last few years
• Experience with newborn stabilization and autonomous patient management required
• Ability to titrate medications such as magnesium and Pitocin
• Experience using Epic EMR required
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from the last 3 years, with dates of employment and rehire eligibility
• Copy of driver’s license required for consideration
• No local candidates; must reside outside a 50-mile radius of facility

Additional Information

• Serve as primary nurse for both mother and baby in couplet care and as newborn nurse during C-sections
• Support high-risk and critical perinatal patients, stabilizing until transfer if necessary
• Participate in orientation including one facility day and two 12-hour unit shifts
• Surgical scrubs required for deliveries; own scrubs may be worn otherwise
• Core team nurse typically functions as charge RN; house supervisor available for additional support
• No nurse aids or surgical techs on unit at this time
• Permanent employees must be separated for at least one year before applying for a travel assignment