Travel Nurse RN - Labor/Delivery in Ellsworth, ME

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
**Job Specialty:** OB
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM, 12-hour night shifts
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years required; a first-time traveler may be accepted with at least 3 years of labor and delivery experience
**License:** Registered Nurse
**Certifications:**
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring
- STABLE (must complete within 30 days of start)
**Must-Have:** Experience with all phases of labor and postpartum care, as well as care of well babies
**Job Description:**
- Provide comprehensive care in a Level III Nursery with approximately 200 births per year.
- Care for low-risk patients through all phases: Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum/Couplet care.
- Comfortably manage post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, and feeders/growers.
- Handle Med/Surg patient overflow for low acuity needs, such as IV antibiotics and rehab, with no infectious or telemetry patients.
- Follow patient ratios based on AWHONN guidelines: 1:2 laboring, 1:1 active labor, 1:3-4 couplets, 1:2-3 Med/Surg.
- Participate in neonatal care during C-sections and manage care of newborns, including vital signs, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, and more.
- Work within a team including at least 2 nurses overnight, with support from available midwives and OB as needed.
- Document care using the Cerner charting system.
- May float to Med/Surg or ED to assist with tasks only.
**Additional Information:**
- Weekend and holiday scheduling includes an every-other rotation.
- Approval for time off should be sought with the manager.
- Scrub color is flexible, but must remain professional, and procedural scrubs are provided for OR use only.