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

RN - L&D

Location: Farmington, New Mexico (Four Corners region) Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start: Must clear and start within 10 days

Position Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery, Level 2 SCN and Postpartum
• Floor: Labor and Delivery
• Department: Childbirth Center
• Openings: 1
• Shift: Nights, 7P-7A
• Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
• Weekend Hours: Varies
• Call Requirements: None
• Float Requirements: None
• Patient Population: Adult and newborn
• Unit Size: 17 beds with 2 triage rooms
• Patient Ratios: AWHONN standards, about 75 deliveries per month on the unit
• Equipment: Fetal monitors, iSTAT, and FreeStyle
• Common Diagnoses/Treatment: Labor, GDM, Hypertension, IUGR, Macrosomia, Drug use in pregnancy

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Labor and Delivery experience (2 years)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• Post Partum experience
• Experience working with infant patients
• Experience in a Special Care Nursery setting
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Experience with vaginal delivery
• Proficiency in vaginal exams
• BLS
• NRP
• ACLS issued by the American Heart Association
• AWHONN (must be renewed every 2 years)

Facility & Setting

• 198-bed, Level III trauma center with state-of-the-art operating suites. Various Level I, II, and III trauma cases are flown in.
• Services include medical, surgical, rehabilitation, childbirth center, cancer center, nephrology, pediatrics, inpatient behavioral health, day surgery, and imaging and lab.
• Community hospital with a regional mission. Not a teaching hospital; no resident physicians.
• Local housing options are available (at additional cost).