Labor and Delivery RN
Albuquerque, NM
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: FBC/L&D RN

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Antepartum Responsibilities

• Assess all triage patients >20 weeks gestation using obstetric triage acuity tools.
• Labor assessment and evaluation.
• Fetal evaluation and assessment.
• Evaluate for labor at term, preterm labor signs, preeclampsia symptoms, rupture of membranes, decreased fetal movement, vaginal bleeding, and acute/critical conditions (e.g., MVA, abruptio placentae).
• Stabilize patients with emergency medical conditions for delivery or transfer to higher level of care.

Intrapartum Responsibilities

• Labor assessment, evaluation, and care.
• Fetal evaluation and assessment.
• Prepare expectant mothers for safe delivery.
• Administer medications including Pitocin, misoprostol, methergine, hemabate, magnesium sulfate, terbutaline, labetalol, nifedipine, hydralazine, insulin.
• Immediate stabilization of newborns and administration of newborn medications.
• Prepare for scheduled or emergency cesarean deliveries.

Postpartum/Newborn Responsibilities

• Assess and care for postpartum patients (vaginal and cesarean deliveries) and newborns.
• Newborn care includes hearing screens, lab draws, IV starts and care, medication administration (hep B, vitamin K, erythromycin, antibiotics), assistance with circumcisions, care of opiate withdrawal newborns, stabilization of critically ill newborns for transport, phototherapy, and hypoglycemia care.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years of current experience in the specialty.

Education Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).

Required Certifications & Licensure

• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License.
• BLS (must be completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross).
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program).
• AWHONN Intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring certification.
• Must pass BCA testing during the first week of assignment (failure to pass results in dismissal).

Preferred Skills & Experience

• EPIC experience (training available on-site).

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.