Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Little Falls, MN
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery. This role provides nursing care for labor and delivery, postpartum, pediatric, and medical-surgical patients in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include monitoring patients, titrating medications as ordered, supporting emergency and routine obstetric care, and floating to medical-surgical and pediatric services when needed.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every third weekend and every third holiday are required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience.
  • Labor and delivery experience required.
  • Medical-surgical and pediatric experience required.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications required.
  • Active nursing license required for submission.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Critical access experience preferred.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations include labor and delivery, postpartum, hyperbilirubinemia, preterm labor, and triage.
  • Nurses may titrate oxytocin in obstetric care and cardiac medications, heparin, and sedation medications in intensive care.
  • Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring (EFM) is used for fetal monitoring.
  • Nurses monitor cardiac rhythms and are expected to interpret their own rhythm strips, with support available as needed.
  • On-call coverage is required with a 1-hour response time.
  • The charge nurse may accept a patient assignment when necessary.
  • A respiratory therapist is available on call 24/7 for ventilator, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure, and high-flow equipment support.
  • Unit-specific orientation consists of one 12-hour shift.
  • Strong communication, motivation, and approachability support success in the role.

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