Labor & Delivery RN
Marshfield, WI
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Labor & Delivery (L&D) | Candidate Screening Checklist

✅ Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP

✅ Required Experience

• Recent Labor & Delivery experience
• Comfortable managing high-risk OB patients
• Experience with:
  • Preeclampsia
  • HELLP Syndrome
  • Placenta Previa
  • Preterm Labor (PTL)
  • PROM
  • Labor induction/augmentation
• Able to recover both mother and newborn after delivery
• Comfortable floating to Mother/Baby (MBU) and Antepartum
• Experience titrating Oxytocin and Insulin drips

Important: This is NOT an LDRP unit. Travelers are expected to float between L&D, Mother/Baby, and Antepartum.

Unit Information

• Department: Labor & Delivery
• L&D Beds: 7
• C-Section ORs: 2
• Postpartum Beds: 17
• Annual Deliveries: Approximately 950–1,000 births/year
• Follows AWHONN staffing guidelines

Patient Population

High-risk obstetrics including:

• Preeclampsia
• HELLP Syndrome
• Placenta Previa
• Preterm Labor
• PROM
• Other routine and high-risk L&D patients

Delivery Responsibilities

The L&D RN is responsible for:

• Labor management
• Admit/Prep for C-sections
• Recovery after C-sections
• Recovery of both mother and baby
• Newborn care immediately after delivery

Note:

• RNs do not circulate in the OR for C-sections.
• There is no dedicated Newborn Nursery RN, so the L&D RN cares for both mom and baby during recovery.

IV Drips

Must be comfortable titrating:

• Oxytocin (Pitocin)
• Insulin

Support Staff

• Charge RN (typically assignment-free)
• 1 OB Tech per shift
• OB Provider in-house 24/7
• Anesthesia available 24/7
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) on call
• Neonatologist available when needed

Monitoring & Charting

• EFM System: Corometrics EFM with Cerner/Fetalink
• If telemetry is required, Telemetry staff interpret strips.

Scheduling

• Manager-created schedule
• Works with staff preferences when possible
• Block scheduling has been accommodated previously

Weekend Requirement

• Every 3rd weekend
• May work every other weekend if requesting block scheduling

Holiday Requirement

• As needed

Call

• No call or standby

Floating

May float to:

• Mother/Baby Unit
• Antepartum
• Patient sitter anywhere in the hospital
• NICU (only if trained and comfortable)

Dress Code

• Hospital-provided Purple scrubs