Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Silver City, NM
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Location Not Specified. The Maternal Child Health Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, age-specific care across labor and delivery, newborn nursery, Level II nursery, mother-baby, and gynecologic patient populations. The role uses the nursing process in collaboration with the healthcare team to assess patient needs, provide safe care, and support positive outcomes.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Current New Mexico or multistate licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification through the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); three years of experience in labor and delivery, three years of experience in a nursery, and three years of experience in medical-surgical nursing.
• Preferred Qualifications: STABLE certification; ALSO certification; Baby-Friendly experience; proficiency with Meditech or a comparable electronic medical record system.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care as a primary Registered Nurse across maternal-child health areas, including labor and delivery, newborn nursery, Level II nursery, mother-baby, and gynecologic patients.
  • Applies age-specific growth and development principles when assessing and caring for patients.
  • May provide nursing support in other clinical areas as directed, while maintaining safety and care standards within the scope of practice.
  • Every third weekend is required.
  • Block scheduling may be available upon request.

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