Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum (LDRP) RN
Sheboygan, WI
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Women's Health and Obstetrics

Position Details

• Employment Type: Contractor
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour Night Shift (1845-0715)
• Hours per Week: 12 hours (likely per shift; typical scheduling details below)
• Schedule:

  • Weekend rotation every 4th weekend
  • Holiday work every other holiday
  • No on-call required
  • Schedule created by Lead RN, released 2 weeks in advance, on a 6-week cycle
  • Request time off (RTO) can be approved with 7 days' notice

Unit and Patient Information

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

  • 12 LDRP beds
  • 2 triage rooms
  • 2 operating rooms (ORs)
  • 10-bed Level II NICU
• Patient Volume: Approximately 60-80 births per month
• Patient Population:

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

Patient Ratios

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

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of LDRP nursing experience
• Travel Experience: First-time travelers accepted (no prior travel experience required)
• Licenses/Certifications:

  • Registered Nurse (RN) license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
  • 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 Techs available on unit
• Charge nurse available and will take patients
• Phlebotomy support
• Labor & Delivery anesthesia always on call
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) available 24/7
• OB/GYNs on call (not necessarily on unit 24/7)
• Respiratory Therapy (RT) available 24/7
• Hospitalist coverage 24/7
• Lactation consultant available during the day to meet every patient before discharge
• Management available during daytime hours

Orientation

• Neonatal orientation provided
• 1-2 days unit orientation depending on nurse’s comfort level

Technology and Equipment

• Electronic Medical Record (EMR): EPIC preferred
• IV Pumps: Alaris
• Medication Dispensing: Pyxis
• Patient Monitors: QS Centricity

Additional Information

• No floating required
• Scrubs provided
• Free parking available