Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Lamar, CO
Med Ninjas
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Summary (List Format):

- Provide direct patient care to women during labor, delivery, and postpartum, as well as newborns.
- Perform assessments and monitor labor progress.
- Prepare for and assist with C-sections, inductions, and deliveries.
- Document nursing care accurately and thoroughly.
- Administer care during labor, after delivery, and in the postpartum period, including infant care.
- Educate patients and families on relevant topics.
- Prepare and maintain delivery rooms and equipment.
- Provide emotional support to patients and families.
- Coordinate patient transfers as needed.
- Administer IV medications and follow infection control principles.
- Adhere to OB department policies and procedures.
- Report directly to the New Beginnings Birth Center Manager.
- Work 36 hours per week (7:00p to 7:00a), with possible shift and area rotation.
- Participate in on-call schedule.
- Physical demands include long periods of standing, walking, heavy lifting, and possible exposure to blood, body fluids, and infectious diseases.
- Requires current Colorado RN license, CPR certification, and Neonatal Resuscitation and ACLS certification within one year.
- Preferably 4 years of experience in Obstetrics care.
- Must possess or be willing to learn skills in labor, delivery, postpartum, and infant care, sterile technique, infection control, and technical aspects of OB nursing.
- Ability to work effectively in high-stress situations and communicate well with patients and team members.