Labor and Delivery RN
Bemidji, MN
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (OB/L&D) - Minnesota, Bemidji

Job Details

• Specialty: OB/L&D (Labor & Delivery), Postpartum, Newborn Care
• Location: Bemidji, Minnesota
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour day/night rotation, every 3rd weekend and rotating holidays
• Schedule: Variable shifts including weekends; must be willing to float to Med-Surg and Telemetry units as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active Minnesota RN license
• Minimum 2 years of OB/L&D nursing experience
• Current certifications:

  • BLS (AHA)
  • ACLS (AHA)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• EPIC electronic medical record experience (or familiarity with other EMR systems)
• Ability to work in Labor and Postpartum units
• Willingness to float primarily as helping hands and occasionally to Med-Surg patients

Job Responsibilities

• Provide care for postpartum mothers, stable antepartum patients, newborns, gynecology patients, and Med-Surg overflow
• May serve as second RN in Special Care Nursery (SCN)
• Assist with circulating in Labor & Delivery if experienced
• Support unit staffing needs including coverage for onboarding, vacancies, and staff on leave

Patient Care & Unit Information

• Average daily census:

  • 5 mom/baby couplets
  • 2 pediatrics
  • 1 gynecology patient
  • 2 laboring patients
  • 4 Special Care Nursery patients
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN standards:

  • 1:3 mom/baby couplets
  • 1:5 gynecology/Med-Surg patients
  • 1:3-4 pediatrics
• Support staff includes ward clerks, CNAs, charge nurses, resource nurses, and LPN scrub nurses

Equipment Used

• EPIC One Chart
• Omnicell medication system
• Philips vital signs monitors
• Bladder scanner
• Medula breast pumps
• Responder 5 call light system
• Medfusion infusion pumps

Additional Information

• Orientation includes equipment and unit-specific training on the first day
• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Uniform scrub color: Navy Blue
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required
• Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility may have different rate considerations (not included here)
• Must disclose if previously employed by this health system with at least a 6-month gap before reapplying