Labor & Delivery RN
Newark, DE
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery (RN - L&D)

📍 Location: Newark, DE
🌙 Shift: 12-Hour Nights (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
⏱ 36 Hours per Week
📅 Contract Length: 13 Weeks
🏥 Unit: Labor & Delivery (21–30 Beds)

Assignment Highlights

• Labor & Delivery unit with patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3, depending on patient acuity.
• Cerner EMR (transitioning to Epic).
• Hospital-provided Ceil Blue scrubs.
• Every other weekend and holiday rotation.
• No on-call requirement.
• Float to Antenatal, High Risk OB, OB Triage, and Postpartum units as needed.
• Voice Advantage interview followed by Nurse Manager review.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and the immediate postpartum period.
• Monitor maternal and fetal status using continuous fetal heart monitoring and promptly recognize changes requiring intervention.
• Assist with labor inductions, vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and emergency obstetrical procedures.
• Safely administer and titrate high-alert medications including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, and Insulin drips while monitoring patient response.
• Manage epidural care and monitor mothers for complications during labor and delivery.
• Care for patients experiencing high-risk pregnancies, fetal demise, intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), and other obstetrical emergencies.
• Collaborate closely with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, neonatologists, surgical teams, and postpartum staff to deliver exceptional maternal and newborn care.
• Educate patients and families on labor progression, pain management options, newborn care, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation using the Cerner EMR while adhering to hospital quality and patient safety standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active Delaware RN License or Compact RN License.
• Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience (no exceptions).
• Current certifications with expiration dates available at submission.
• Maximum 3 days of RTO submitted with the initial application.
• Ability to float within Women's Services based on patient acuity.

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