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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery. This acute-care position supports labor, delivery, triage, cesarean recovery, newborn care, and postpartum couplet care for a diverse patient population. The role requires the ability to manage high-risk conditions, attend deliveries, stabilize newborns, and titrate prescribed drips according to established protocols.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience.
  • Experience with mother-baby care, triage, attending deliveries, one-hour newborn care, cesarean circulation and recovery, and postpartum couplet care.
  • Experience managing magnesium therapy and titrating Pitocin, magnesium, and occasional insulin infusions.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
  • Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM) certification through the Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain the required professional license before submission.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Charge nurse experience.
  • Experience with mother-baby care.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for patients at 32 weeks gestation and later, including patients with hypertension requiring magnesium therapy, trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC), gestational diabetes, antepartum conditions, and pain-control needs.
  • Follows Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) staffing standards, including one-to-one labor care unless pairing two cervical-ripening patients, postpartum care for three couplets, and triage care for up to three patients.
  • Supports cesarean procedures, newborn stabilization, physical assessment, and care during the first two hours after delivery.
  • Works with an obstetric hospitalist, neonatal practitioner, anesthesia support, respiratory therapy, resource nursing, and triage nursing coverage.
  • Completes unit orientation covering cesarean procedures, labor, and postpartum care.
  • Hospital-issued scrubs are required, with changing into and out of scrubs at the beginning and end of each shift.
  • Acrylic and gel nails, as well as fingernail lacquer, are not permitted in the department.

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