Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,205 per week

Job Summary

Lactation and Postpartum Nurse - Night Shift. This role involves providing postpartum and low-risk antepartum patient care in a mother-baby unit with a bed capacity of 23. The position requires caring for mother-infant couplets, assisting with breastfeeding, newborn assessments, and discharge teaching. The nurse will work within a team-oriented environment and support various clinical and operational functions to ensure quality patient care.

Schedule

• Nights shift from 1900-0730, with a minimum of 36 hours per week
• Schedule cycle is six weeks, released two weeks prior, including weekend rotations every other or every third weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Holiday work includes at least one winter and one summer holiday

Required Qualifications

• Valid licensure and certifications including BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NRP (neonatal resuscitation program) - preferred
• EFM (electronic fetal monitoring) - preferred
• Minimum one year of mother-baby/postpartum experience
• At least two years as a registered nurse

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with breastfeeding assistance
• Newborn care including vital signs, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, bilirubin levels, neonatal abstinence syndrome Babies
• Newborn lab and phlebotomy skills
• IV skills (adult)
• PKU testing
• Ability to independently manage 3-4 couplets
• Provide discharge education
• Vaccinate neonates
• Perform postpartum fundal checks

Support on the Unit

• Receptionist/Human Use Coordinator (HUC) coverage 7 days per week until 0100
• Charge nurse in assignment with lower patient ratio
• Lactation nurses 0730-1600 daily
• Clinical nursing assistants
• Nurse managers (day and night shifts)

Technology & Equipment

• EMR (EPIC preferred)
• IV pumps (Alaris)
• Medication dispensing via Pyxis
• Floating capabilities to labor & delivery antepartum, recoveries, NICU NAS, and sit-through medical-surgical floors

Orientation

Three shifts with preceptors, including one night shift orientation.

Additional Notes

• Friendly, team-oriented culture with helpful and positive environment
• Scrubs can be any color; hospital scrubs are worn in NICU
• Parking is free

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits