Labor & Delivery RN
Kearney, NE
Host Healthcare
6x6 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Location

• Kearney, Nebraska

Assignment Details

• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours per shift: 12 hours (6pm to 6am)
• Hours per week: 36
• Weekend requirement: Every 3rd weekend (potentially every other depending on need)
• Holidays: One major and one minor holiday required
• Orientation: 1-2 days floor-specific orientation
• Floating: NICU (for feeders and growers only)
• Up to 2 additional mandatory shifts every 6 weeks

Unit Information

• Labor & Delivery unit with 10 spacious, private LDRP rooms, 2 antepartum rooms, 1 OR suite, and 2 on-call rooms for doctors
• Average births: 50 per month (600 per year)
• No nursery; newborns stay in bassinets in mothers' rooms with skin-to-skin care philosophy
• Team includes Charge RN, Lactation Counselor, Unit Secretary/notary, Maternity Educator, Nurse Aides/OB techs (day and night shifts depending on census)
• Telemetry monitoring via GE centrally monitored system
• OB/Neonatologist in-house; anesthesia on call with 20-minute response time
• Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
• Pharmacy on call at night, working toward 24/7 coverage within a year
• Common patient diagnoses: pregnancies at 32 weeks or more (earlier gestations transferred out), no VBAC, patients on magnesium sulfate or insulin
• Strong emphasis on teamwork and patient safety (recognized as a Safe Sleep Champion)

Patient Ratios

• Couplet care: 1 nurse to 3 patients
• Laboring patients: 1 nurse to 1 patient

Required Experience & Skills

• C-section experience required (circulating role)
• Strong IV skills required
• Experience with EPIC charting is a plus

Required Certifications & Licenses

• Current Nebraska RN license or compact RN license
• BLS (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)
• ACLS (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Fetal Heart Monitor (FHM) certification preferred

Additional Notes

• Mothers labor and deliver in one bed; babies never leave their mothers' sides
• Scrub color provided by hospital
• Charge nurse role available
• Floating primarily to NICU for specific patient care (feeders and growers)
• Strong teamwork culture within the department