Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Mountain Home, ID
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery. This position supports laboring patients, postpartum care, newborn nursery services, obstetric triage, spontaneous labor, inductions, and cesarean sections in an acute care setting. The role provides comprehensive maternal and newborn care, including couplet care, routine non-stress tests, and newborn hearing screenings.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, typically 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience, including Labor and Delivery, postpartum, newborn nursery, and obstetric triage; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and STABLE certifications; Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification; active license required for submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Medical-Surgical nursing experience and willingness to support Medical-Surgical tasks when the Women's Services census is low. First-time travelers may be considered.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides Level 1 maternal and newborn care for well mothers, well newborns, laboring patients, inductions, and cesarean sections.
  • Supports Labor and Delivery triage, routine non-stress tests, newborn hearing screenings, and transition to full couplet care after delivery.
  • Participates in cesarean sections as the newborn nurse and does not circulate.
  • Titrates oxytocin and magnesium infusions according to clinical requirements.
  • Weekend coverage includes a minimum of five weekend shifts per six-week schedule period, with additional coverage based on unit needs.
  • Holiday coverage is required based on unit needs.
  • No call or standby requirement.
  • Nurses may be the only obstetric nurse on site during low census periods and will receive support from the Medical-Surgical team.
  • Orientation includes two days of unit-based orientation in addition to required clinical and documentation training.
  • Clean, professional attire is required; no specific scrub color is designated.

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