Labor and Delivery RN
Lamar, CO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

L&D RN - Nights

Location: Lamar, Colorado Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Full-time, 36 hours per week, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Role Overview

• Provide direct patient care to women in labor, through delivery, and postpartum, and provide direct care to the newborn.
• Perform assessments, monitor labor progress, and prepare for C-sections and inductions.
• Document nursing care, administer care during labor, post-delivery, and postpartum, including infant care, and provide patient education.
• Prepare the delivery room, provide emotional support, coordinate transfers, administer IV medications, and follow infection control principles and OB department policies.
• Reports directly to the Birth Center Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• Labor and Delivery experience of 7 years
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• BLS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Skills

• Knowledge of or interest in labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursing care essentials
• Principles of sterile technique and infection control
• Skilled in technical aspects of mother/infant care
• Able to perform effectively in highly stressful situations
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with a wide variety of people

Working Conditions

• Long periods of standing and walking, and heavy lifting
• Exposure to blood and body fluids, unpleasant sights and smells, and possible infectious diseases
• On-call required
• May rotate shifts and areas as staffing and census require