Obstetrics RN
Picayune, MS
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) - Obstetrics (OB)

Location: Picayune, Mississippi
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 8 weeks (54 days ≈ 8 weeks)
Shift: 12-hour night shifts (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM)

• Rotation options: 36/48 hours or straight 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• Short-term assignments with ASAP start date

Job Summary

• Provide nursing care under direct supervision of the Director and charge nurse in the Obstetrics unit.
• Implement nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Deliver age-appropriate care to maternal and newborn patients, including antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
• Document all care and pertinent information in the medical record to ensure continuity.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, anesthesia, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain professional communication and respect cultural and religious beliefs of patients and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and troubleshoot labor and delivery equipment, including fetal monitors, telemetry fetal monitoring, fetal scalp electrodes, intrauterine pressure catheters, epidural pumps, radiant warmers, delivery lights, and IV infusion pumps.
• Apply critical thinking to recognize and respond to maternal and fetal complications during labor and delivery.
• Assist physicians with vacuum extractor or forceps deliveries.
• Safely position laboring patients to optimize uteroplacental blood flow and use leg stirrups during vaginal delivery.
• Recognize and intervene in delivery complications such as shoulder dystocia, hemorrhage, and hypertensive crisis.
• Perform physically demanding tasks, including repositioning patients under epidural anesthesia, using safety measures.
• Provide care for mother/infant couplets and recognize compromised newborns requiring emergency interventions.
• Educate and support patients on breastfeeding best practices.
• Promote a positive, safety-focused work environment and adhere to organizational values and policies.

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license appropriate for Mississippi.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience.
• Experience with Epic electronic medical records system required.
• Ability to lift, handle, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work night shifts and meet scheduling requirements.
• Professional appearance required, including natural or neutral hair colors.

Additional Information

• Must participate in all required competencies before deadlines.
• Adhere to departmental and facility policies, including communication protocols.
• Maintain positive workplace behavior; gossip and rumor-spreading are prohibited.
• Level 1 experience with 10-17 deliveries per month expected.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic OB nursing role requiring technical skills, critical thinking, and compassionate patient care in a fast-paced labor and delivery environment.