Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an LDRP position at a Critical Access Hospital, requiring a minimum of 2 years of LDRP experience and the ability to work autonomously on day/night rotating shifts.

Details

• Acute care setting within a Women's Services LDRP unit at a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)
• Unit consists of 6 LDRP beds (labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum combined), with 1 dedicated OR suite for C-sections
• Approximately 160 births per year (12–17 per month); no twin or triplet deliveries — high-risk patients are stabilized for transfer
• Patient population includes laboring and postpartum patients, well baby and well mom couplet care, high-risk and critical OB patients, including hypertensive crisis and hemorrhage protocol
• RNs serve as the newborn nurse in C-sections (not the circulator) and provide couplet care for the first hours after delivery
• Staffing follows AWHONN guidelines with 2 RNs per shift
• Titratable drips include Mag and Pitocin (Insulin if transferring out)
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) system: Centricity
• EMR: Epic
• 12-hour shifts on a day/night rotating schedule with weekends distributed equitably with core staff
• Travelers are first to float (floating is task-based, not departmental shift coverage)
• No on-call or standby requirement

Requirements

• Active Idaho (ID) or Compact RN license required — must be active at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, STABLE, and AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring
• Minimum 2 years of LDRP experience required; candidates with strong recent L&D experience may be considered if they also have some LDRP or postpartum experience within the last few years
• Newborn stabilization skills required
• Must be comfortable managing laboring patients autonomously and independently, particularly on nights and weekends
• BSN not required
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Valid driver's license required

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of 1 facility/Epic orientation day plus two 12-hour shifts of unit-specific orientation
• A St. Luke's core nurse serves as Charge RN when possible; a house supervisor is available for additional support
• OB providers are not in-house overnight — they are in clinic Monday–Friday and on-call for laboring patients; a shared hospitalist covers at night
• Anesthesia is on-call after hours with a 30-minute response time
• Peds physician is on-site Monday–Friday for newborns and on-call nights and weekends
• No nurse aides or surgical techs currently on the unit
• Surgical scrubs required; own scrubs may be worn except during delivery, when hospital surgical scrubs are required
• Holidays are distributed equitably with core staff
• No blocked scheduling or special scheduling requests will be accepted
• Former permanent employees of this facility must have been separated for at least one year before being eligible for a travel assignment
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility — permanent address will be verified prior to profile review; local candidates are not accepted