Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Largo, MD
HonorVet Technologies
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Title: RN - Labor and Delivery
Location: Largo, MD 20774
Duration: 13 weeks 
Description: 

Maternal & Fetal Assessment:

• Perform admission assessments, including obstetric history, vital signs, and fetal heart rate monitoring (intermittent and continuous).
• Interpret external (and if trained, internal) fetal monitoring strips; recognize and respond to non-reassuring patterns.
• Labor Support & Delivery Assistance:
  • Provide emotional support, coaching, and pain management (e.g., epidural monitoring, IV analgesia) throughout labor.
  • Assist with vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections—prepare instruments, maintain sterile field, and support obstetric team.
• Post-Delivery & Newborn Care:
  • Initiate immediate newborn care: Apgar scoring, thermoregulation, and cord clamping.
  • Facilitate early skin-to-skin contact and support initiation of breastfeeding.
  • Monitor mother’s postpartum status: fundal checks, lochia assessment, vital signs, pain control, and uterine involution.
• Clinical Interventions & Emergency Response:
  • Administer medications, IV fluids, and blood products per provider orders.
  • Recognize and manage obstetric emergencies (e.g., hemorrhage, eclampsia, shoulder dystocia) and initiate appropriate protocols (e.g., Massive Transfusion, Code OB).
  • Participate in neonatal resuscitation if certified (NRP).
• Documentation & Compliance:
  • Accurately chart all assessments, interventions, and patient/family education in the EMR.
  • Adhere to Joint Commission standards, AWHONN guidelines, and hospital policies for obstetric care and safety.
• Patient & Family Education:
  • Teach peripartum patients and families about labor progress, pain-management options, newborn care, and postpartum self-care.
  • Provide discharge teaching on feeding, maternal recovery, warning signs, and follow-up care.
• Collaboration & Communication:
  • Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams: obstetrics, anesthesia, neonatology, lactation consultants, and social services.
  • Facilitate smooth handoffs to postpartum and newborn care units.