L&D RN
Española, NM
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: FBC/L&D RN

Location: Espanola, New Mexico
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Floating between departments and/or local locations within a 20-mile radius is required.

Antepartum Responsibilities

• Assess triage patients over 20 weeks gestation using obstetric triage acuity tools.
• Perform labor and 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., motor vehicle accidents, abruptio placentae).
• Stabilize patients with emergency medical conditions for delivery or transfer to higher level of care as needed.

Intrapartum Responsibilities

• Conduct labor assessment, evaluation, and care.
• Perform fetal evaluation and assessment.
• Prepare expectant mothers for safe delivery.
• Administer medications including Pitocin, misoprostol, methergine, hemabate, magnesium sulfate, terbutaline, labetalol, nifedipine, hydralazine, and insulin.
• Provide immediate stabilization of newborns and administer newborn medications.
• Prepare for scheduled or emergency cesarean deliveries.

Postpartum/Newborn Care

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

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years current experience as an L&D RN.
• Valid RN license appropriate for New Mexico.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system (training available on-site).

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as a requirement for this position.