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

Job Opportunity: Labor & Delivery Nurse (L&D)

Position Details

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

Unit & Patient Population

• Labor & Delivery unit with 20 beds
• High-risk mothers and newborns
• Average of 280 deliveries per month
• Patient types include those requiring Level III Perinatal Care
• Care involves managing placenta accreta, tubal ligation, cerclage, hysterectomies, C-section assistance (secondary nurse role), vaginal deliveries (primary nurse role), surgical recovery, massive transfusions, pre-eclampsia, and COVID-related care

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Labor & Delivery nursing
• Must have Level III Perinatal Care experience (no exceptions)
• First-time travelers are not accepted; prior travel experience is required
• Required certifications:

  • RN: BLS, NRP, FHM
  • OB Tech: BLS, CST

Skills & Responsibilities

• Fetal monitoring and maternal assessments/interventions
• Care for high-risk newborns and mothers post-delivery
• Cervical exams to assess labor progression
• OB triage and assisting with circulating C-sections (secondary nurse)
• Primary nurse for vaginal deliveries
• Assisting with procedures and postpartum care, including L&D recoveries
• OB Tech duties include scrubbing C-sections, drawing cord gases and blood, stocking, delivery and room setup, and Health Unit Coordinator tasks

Staffing & Support

• Patient ratios:

  • 1:1-2 for active labor
  • 1:3 for antepartum
• Staffing follows AWHONN guidelines
• Support team includes charge nurse, clinical resource nurse, phlebotomy (shared with RN), respiratory therapists, house supervisor, certified nurse midwives, OBGYN providers, and OB anesthesia available 24/7
• Teaching hospital environment with OBGYN residents, family practice doctors, and midwives

Equipment & Systems

• Charting and equipment used:

  • EPIC electronic health record system
  • Alaris infusion pumps
  • Pyxis medication dispensing system
  • Fetal monitoring equipment
  • Epidural pumps

Orientation & Training

• Day 1: Meet nurse manager for onboarding, unit training
• Day 2: Training with preceptor
• Day 3: Assigned a work buddy and own patient assignment

Floating Assignments

• Postpartum unit
• Women’s Care Center (inpatient non-pregnant women post-procedures)
• Travelers will float first before permanent assignments

Scheduling & Work Expectations

• No fixed schedule; must be available 7 days a week
• Scheduling is flexible and based on unit needs; block or patterned scheduling not guaranteed but attempted
• Every other weekend work expected
• Holiday work expected every other holiday, depending on start date
• No on-call except for low census situations where call-back may occur

COVID-19 & PPE

• COVID vaccine required
• Fit testing provided on-site
• Single-use PPE provided; CAPR/PAPR available

Additional Information

• Scrub color provided
• Free designated parking available