OB/L&D Registered Nurse
Bemidji, MN
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (OB/L&D) - Minnesota, Bemidji

Job Details

• Specialty: OB/Labor & Delivery (L&D)
• Location: Bemidji, Minnesota
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour day/night rotation, every 3rd weekend
• Average Weekly Hours: 36
• Unit Census (Typical):

  • 5 mom/baby couplets
  • 2 pediatrics
  • 1 gynecology (GYN)
  • 2 labor patients
  • 4 Special Care Nursery (SCN) patients
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:

  • 1:3 mom/baby couplets
  • 1:5 GYN/Med-Surg patients
  • 1:3-4 pediatrics

Job Responsibilities

• Provide care for postpartum, stable antepartum, newborns, gynecology patients, and med-surg overflow.
• May serve as second RN in the Special Care Nursery (SCN).
• Expected to float as needed, primarily as helping hands, but must be prepared to care for med-surg patients occasionally.
• Assist in filling schedule vacancies related to staff onboarding, vacancies, and staff on FMLA.
• Bonus if experienced in circulating in Labor & Delivery.
• Use equipment including EPIC One Chart, Omnicell, Philips Vitals Machines, Bladder Scanner, Medula Breast Pumps, Responder 5 Call light system, and Medfusion Pumps.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Minnesota
• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Current NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system

Orientation & Other Information

• Equipment and unit orientation provided on the first day.
• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility.
• Scrub color: Navy Blue.
• Support staff includes ward clerks, CNAs (Tues-Thurs), charge nurses, resource nurses, and LPN scrub nurses without assignments.
• Must disclose if previously employed by this health system; prior employment must have ended at least 6 months before submission.

This position is suitable for experienced OB/L&D nurses comfortable with variable shifts, floating, and working in a multi-patient care environment including postpartum, labor, and med-surg units.