Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Decatur, IL
Maximum Healthcare Solutions
3x12 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Position / Specialty: Labor & Delivery/OB RN
Shift: 4x12 or 3x12 Nights (1800-0630)
18 bed unit.
Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.
First-timers accepted: Yes
Weekend REQ: None
Certs REQ: ACLS, BLS, NRP, and Fetal Monitoring cert required.
Is on-call REQ? No.
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float to peds, based on need.
Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.
Locals accepted: Yes- no radius.
Must have active IL license or be in application process with ETA to apply.
RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.
Special Requirements: Required Work Setting Experience: Antepartum, Facility births/month <100, Labor and Delivery, High Risk Antepartum, Level I Nursery, LDRP, Mother/Baby. Required Antepartum Care and Procedures Skills/Experience: Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation), NST (Non Stress Tests), OCT (Oxytocin Challenge Tests), Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus, Sterile vaginal exam, Triage of obstetrical patients, Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring). Required Fetal Monitoring Skills/Experience: Use of External Fetal Monitoring, Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring, Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns. Required IV Therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Administration of blood & blood products, Start & maintain peripheral IV, Use of infusion pumps / drips / IV monitoring. Required Medication and Administration Skills/Experience: Antihypertensives, Magnesium Sulfate therapy, Pitocin (oxytocin), Prostaglandins. Required Labor and Delivery Management Skills/Experience: Assist with high risk delivery, Assist with vaginal delivery, Circulate for C-section, Hemorrhage/shock, Recover C-Section, Sterile vaginal exam. Required Neonatal Care in Delivery Room Skills/Experience: APGAR scores, ID/Security Banding, Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation. Required Newborn Care Skills/Experience: Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op, Cord Care, Discharge teaching to parents, Infant Identification, Metabolic Screen, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Newborn Assessment, Newborn hypoglycemia, Teach Circumcision care to parents, Thermoregulation. Required Pain Management Skills/Experience: Epidural Anesthesia, Pain assessment & management. Required Postpartum Care and Procedures Skills/Experience: Episiotomy/Incisional Care, Foley Catheter insertion, Fundus/lochia/perineum care, Wound Assessment and Care. Required Postpartum Care of the Patient with: Vaginal Delivery, Cesarean Section, Couplet Care, Multiple Births, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pregnancy induced hypertension. Required Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions/PPE, Vaccine Administration. Community Hospital Experience preferred. Cerner experience preferred.
Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital
Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Acute Care Hospital - Level I trauma center. Magnet hospital/facility.
Total Staffed Beds: 562 beds
Scrub Color: Provided for this role.
Charting: Cerner