Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Sheboygan, WI
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN - Women's Health and Obstetrics

Position Details

• Employment Type: Contractor
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour night shift
• Hours per Week: 36

Unit and Patient Information

• Unit Type: Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum (LDRP) and Obstetrics
• Unit Beds:

  • LDRP: 12 beds
  • 2 triage rooms
  • 2 Operating Rooms
  • Level II NICU with 10 beds
• Patient Volume: Approximately 60-80 births per month
• Patient Types:

  • Pregnant patients 32 weeks gestation and above
  • Majority are lower risk cases
  • Common diagnoses include hypertension, diabetes, elevated BMI, substance abuse medication management, magnesium administration, epidurals
  • Post-delivery care continues in the same room
  • Post-women’s surgeries experience preferred

Patient Ratios

• 1:1 for laboring patients
• 1:2 for active labor
• 1:3 for couplets (mother and baby)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of LDRP nursing experience
• Licenses/Certifications:

  • Registered Nurse (RN) license
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • Intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring certification

Required Skills

• Cervical exams
• Amnio infusions
• Epidural management
• Fetal monitoring
• IV starts and management
• Pitocin administration
• Baby catching/receiving and APGAR scoring
• Basic breastfeeding education
• Comfortable managing all aspects of postpartum care from transition to discharge for mother and baby

Support and Resources

• 2 nursing techs available
• Charge nurse available and will take patients
• Phlebotomy services available
• Labor & Delivery anesthesia always on call
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) available 24/7
• OBGYNs on call (not necessarily on unit 24/7)
• Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
• Hospitalist coverage 24/7
• Lactation consultant available during the day to meet with every patient before discharge
• Management available during daytime hours

Technology and Equipment

• Electronic Medical Record system: EPIC (preferred)
• IV Pumps: Alaris
• Medication dispensing: Pyxis
• Patient monitors: QS Centricity

Orientation and Scheduling

• Orientation:

  • New Employee Orientation (NEO)
  • 1-2 days unit orientation depending on comfort level
• Scheduling:

  • Weekend rotation every 4th weekend
  • No on-call required
  • Holiday work every other holiday
  • Request time off (RTO) can be approved with 7 days notice
  • Shift times:

    • 06:45 AM to 07:15 PM
    • 06:45 PM to 07:15 AM
  • Schedule cycles are 6 weeks long, created by Lead RN, and provided 2 weeks in advance

Additional Information

• No floating required
• Scrubs provided
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers are accepted (no prior travel experience required)