Labor & Delivery RN
Socorro, NM
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: FBC/L&D Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Socorro, 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., trauma, abruptio placentae).
• Stabilize emergency medical conditions for delivery or transfer to higher level of care as needed.

Intrapartum Responsibilities

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

Postpartum/Newborn Care

• Assess and care for postpartum patients (vaginal and cesarean deliveries) and newborns.
• Newborn care includes hearing screening, 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 Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience, including experience within the last year.

Education

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

Certifications & Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New Mexico.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Certification or AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring Certification.