Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a 13-week night shift assignment in an LDRP unit requiring 3 years of specialty experience and both Kansas and Missouri or compact RN licensure in hand.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 74 staffed beds
• LDRP unit providing labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3
• Night shift schedule: 3x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Weekend rotation of 4-6 Saturday/Sunday shifts plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required: 1 major holiday (Thanksgiving or Christmas) and 1-2 minor holidays
• 2 mandatory on-call shifts per 6-week schedule
• Expected to care for any patient assignment within the LDRP unit including triage, c-section circulating, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum
• Full couplet care required
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities
• Epic charting system required
• Unit handles vaginal births, c-sections, postpartum care, antenatal testing (NSTs, BPP by radiology), post-op GYN care, external cephalic version, and antepartum patients
• Facility performs fewer than 100 births per month

Requirements

• Active RN license - both Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, FHM, NRP; AWHONN Advanced and AWHONN Intermediate preferred
• Minimum 3 years of L&D experience required, with 2 years of recent specialty experience and no employment gaps greater than 90 days in the past year
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Prior travel experience as an L&D RN required
• Proficiency in IV therapy and phlebotomy including blood product administration, venous blood draws, and peripheral IV starts and maintenance
• Skilled in labor and delivery management including amnioinfusion, vaginal delivery assistance, c-section circulating, forceps/vacuum extraction, and hemorrhage/shock management
• Experience administering antihypertensives, Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Prostaglandins, and Terbutaline
• Competency in antepartum care including NSTs, sterile vaginal exams, and external fetal heart monitoring
• Postpartum care skills including fundus/lochia/perineum assessment, foley catheter management, and wound care
• Experience managing postpartum complications including hemorrhage, pregnancy induced hypertension, and cesarean section recovery
• Pain management skills including epidural and PCA administration
• Fetal monitoring expertise including abnormal fetal heart rate pattern recognition, spiral electrode placement, and IUPC placement and calibration
• Newborn care skills including newborn assessment, cord care, metabolic screening, and discharge teaching
• 2 professional references required, one supervisor level or above, both from within the past year
• Social Security number required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care across antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn populations in an LDRP model
• Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Navy scrub color required
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for the position
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time-off requests finalized at the time of consideration
• No additional RTO or schedule changes permitted after offer or onsite
• Previous BJC or Saint Luke's employees must wait 18 months with a 3-month break in service, or permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Free parking available