Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Henderson, NV
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery. This position supports high-risk labor, delivery, and antepartum patients in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include providing independent clinical care, managing complex infusions, interpreting fetal monitoring strips, and supporting cesarean deliveries.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of experience; current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; current Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM) certification; current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; and required professional licensure.
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for high-risk labor, delivery, and antepartum patients in a Level 3 setting.
  • Requires independent proficiency with vaginal examinations, internal fetal monitor placement, high-risk labor and delivery care, and antepartum patient management.
  • Responsibilities include circulating and recovering cesarean section patients and titrating magnesium sulfate, Pitocin, insulin, and heparin infusions.
  • Registered Nurses are expected to effectively interpret fetal monitoring strips.
  • Care ratios follow Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines, generally ranging from 1:1 to 4:1 based on patient acuity and care needs.
  • The unit includes 17 labor and delivery beds, two operating suites, four triage beds, and 16 postpartum beds, with approximately 250 births per month.
  • Experience with the designated electronic health record is required.
  • Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with holiday coverage as needed.
  • No call or standby requirement.
  • Unit orientation consists of three days for traveling staff.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required; light blue operating-room scrubs are available for procedural use.

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