Travel Nurse RN - Labor/Delivery in Bismarck, ND

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Labor and Delivery (L&D)
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** 12H Nights - 3x12s, 7p-7a, every other weekend, holidays as needed
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum of 3 years in LDRP
**License:** Required for submission
**Certifications:** AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, BLS, STABLE
**Must-Have:**
- 3 years of experience in LDRP
- Ability to titrate drips
**Job Description:**
- Maintain a high level of patient satisfaction in the department.
- The Labor and Delivery unit includes 7 L&D beds, 12 postpartum beds, 8 surgical beds.
- The unit features 1 dedicated OR for C-sections and 2 GYN surgical OR suites.
- 3-bay triage handles an average of 17 patients per month.
- Handle an average of 643 births annually.
- Follow AWHONN guidelines for patient ratios: L&D 1:1-2, postpartum 1:2-3 couplets, 1:3-4 surgical/medical.
- Care for common diagnoses such as obstetric, antepartum, postpartum, and various pregnancy-related conditions.
- Manage postpartum vaginal and C-section deliveries, hysterectomies, bladder repairs, and mastectomies.
- Expect RNs to be comfortable jumping in; experience with drip titration is a must.
- Administer and manage common medications including pitocin, mag, insulin drips, procardia, labetalol, TXA, methergine, hemabate, and cervidil.
- Support from a charge nurse who also takes assignments and assists in deliveries.
- Nursing staff includes 1 OB scrub tech (Monday-Friday, Day shift), a unit clerk, and occasional nurse techs.
- Opportunity to scrub in, preferred if capable.
- OB and Neonatologist on call 24/7; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) available overnight.
- Anesthesia support available 24/7.
- RNs may be involved in troubleshooting RT equipment and ensuring proper tele-monitoring in c-section recovery with the GE/Corometrics system.
- Rotational scheduling done 6 weeks in advance, accommodating block scheduling as possible.
- Weekend work required approximately every third weekend; holiday work as needed.
- Potential floating to various units including Pediatrics, NICU, Med/Surg, PCU, ICU, ED, and Psych.
- Surgical scrubs provided by the facility.
- Two 12-hour shifts dedicated to unit-specific orientation.