Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse - $2,684 per week

About the role

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Urbana, Illinois. This is a 13-week travel assignment with 36 hours per week on night shifts.

Job summary

The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution.

Responsibilities

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.

Department-specific functions

• Provides care to the inpatient obstetric patient.
• Monitors fetal well-being.
• Administers medication specific to the obstetric patient.
• Provides patient education specific to the obstetric population.
• Participates in the intrapartum care of the patient and newborn in labor, delivery and surgical delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of relevant nursing experience.
• ASN required; BSN preferred.
• Illinois state RN License in good standing.
• BLS (American Heart Assoc.) required.
• ACLS (American Heart Assoc.) required.
• NRP (American Heart Assoc.) required.

Schedule

Night shifts, 7:30pm–7:00am, 3x12 hours per week.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours