Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery Birth Center position requiring strong L&D skills including C-section circulating and fetal monitoring, working 12-hour night shifts.

Details

• Work in the Birth Center of a hospital setting
• Unit consists of 20 total beds: 12 L&D, 8 PP/Antepartum (including 3 OB/ED rooms and 2 ORs), and a 6-bed Level II NICU
• Patient population includes laboring patients, antepartum, and postpartum mothers and newborns
• 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• Epic EMR; experience strongly preferred
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, NRP, and fetal monitoring
• Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required
• Must be proficient in cervical exams, antepartum and labor management, amnio infusions, epidural assistance, fetal monitoring, IV placement, and Pitocin administration
• Must be able to circulate C-sections
• Baby catching/receiving skills required
• Proficiency in APGAR scoring and breastfeeding knowledge required
• Comfort with all aspects of postpartum care from transition through discharge for both mother and baby strongly preferred
• At least one supervisory reference (Charge Nurse, Manager, Director, or above) required for consideration; a second reference will be needed prior to start

Additional Information

• Provides care across the full continuum of birth center services including labor, delivery, antepartum, and postpartum
• A NP is available on call for support
• Scrub-trained RNs are occasionally utilized for sick call coverage, though a Scrub Tech is always on site; scrub experience is a bonus but not required
• Multilingual ability in Russian or Spanish is preferred given the patient population
• Teal scrubs are provided by the facility
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply