Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Danbury, CT
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Department in Danbury, Connecticut. This position supports labor and delivery services, including fetal monitoring, vaginal and assisted births, high-risk labor management, inductions, surgical procedures, and care of surgical patients. The role may require floating to maternity, pediatrics, or the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as needed.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Connecticut state nursing license; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Advanced certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) intermediate fetal monitoring certification; National Certification Corporation (NCC) certification in electronic fetal monitoring within one year of the first assignment; at least 2 years of current labor and delivery experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with intermittent Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM), interpretation of fetal heart rate tracings, management of spontaneous vaginal deliveries and assisted births, high-risk labor management, induction and augmentation of labor, amnioinfusion, cesarean section circulating, and surgical patient management. Certification in electronic fetal monitoring is strongly preferred by the first day.
• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, 12 hours per shift, with 36 hours per week; three weekend shifts are required per four-week schedule, along with holiday coverage.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include management of high-risk labor involving intrauterine growth restriction, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes; use of Pitocin protocols and cervical ripening agents; intermittent Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM); interpretation of Category I and Category III fetal heart rate tracings; amnioinfusion; cesarean section circulating; management of surgical patients; and floating to maternity, pediatrics, or the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as needed.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits