Labor and Delivery RN
New Haven, CT
Prime Staffing
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Location: New Haven, CT
Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 10/16/2026
Shift: Night 3x12-Hour, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Hours: 36 Hours/Week

Job Description

Facility is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery to provide comprehensive care to laboring patients, postpartum patients, and newborns in a high-volume Level I Trauma Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients throughout labor, delivery, and postpartum
• Assist with vaginal and high-risk deliveries
• Circulate for C-sections and assist with surgical procedures
• Recover post-C-section patients
• Perform fetal monitoring and recognize abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• Manage external and internal fetal monitoring
• Place and calibrate IUPC when required
• Administer and manage Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, Terbutaline, Prostaglandins, and other medications
• Manage epidurals, pain medications, IV therapy, and infusions
• Recognize and respond to postpartum hemorrhage, hemorrhage/shock, and other emergencies
• Provide antepartum care and assessments
• Perform NSTs and other antepartum procedures
• Provide postpartum and couplet care
• Care for patients with cesarean sections, vaginal deliveries, multiple births, and pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Provide breastfeeding and lactation support
• Perform fundus, lochia, perineal, wound, and bladder assessments
• Care for newborns immediately following delivery
• Perform APGAR scoring and newborn assessments
• Provide neonatal resuscitation and thermoregulation
• Assist with infant identification and security banding
• Collect cord samples when required
• Maintain and manage IVs and central lines
• Provide patient and family education and support

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery RN experience
• BLS required
• NRP required
• Experience with labor and delivery management
• Experience with fetal monitoring
• Experience assisting with vaginal and high-risk deliveries
• Experience with C-sections
• Experience with postpartum and newborn care
• Experience with neonatal resuscitation
• Ability to care for patients at a 1:1–2 ratio
• Epic experience preferred
• Previous travel experience not required
• First-time travelers accepted