Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Topeka, KS
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, in a high-risk labor and delivery setting. The role provides care for laboring patients with conditions such as preeclampsia and diabetes, including patients at 34 weeks gestation or greater. Responsibilities include labor support, cesarean section care, external cephalic versions, postpartum care, obstetric triage, and Level 2 special care nursery support.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; 36- or 48-hour options are available. Weekend coverage includes six weekend shifts in six weeks or every third weekend.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with at least 2 years of experience; certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); valid Kansas or compact registered nurse license required at submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience; Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Advanced and Intermediate certifications; charting system experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Care for high-risk labor and delivery patients, including preeclampsia, diabetes, preterm labor, multiple gestation, malpresentations, hemorrhage, and postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Support vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, vaginal birth after cesarean management, external cephalic versions, forceps and vacuum extractions, and recovery following cesarean sections.
  • Perform fetal and maternal assessments, obstetric triage, sterile examinations, fetal monitoring, newborn assessments, postpartum care, breastfeeding support, discharge teaching, and medication and infusion management.
  • Care for neonates, infants, adolescents, and adults, including Level 2 special care nursery patients.
  • Use Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM), intrauterine pressure catheter monitoring, infusion pumps, breast pumps, radiant warmers, and thermoregulation equipment.
  • First-time travelers are accepted. Required orientation modules are completed onsite during orientation.

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