Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Tahlequah, OK
Encode INC
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

Level 4 RN – Labor & Delivery | Nights:

Facility: W. W. Hastings Hospital
Location: 1612 E Downing St., Tahlequah, OK 74464
Specialty: Labor & Delivery / Obstetrics
Position: Level 4 Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery
Shift: Nights and Days
Assignment Dates: October 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027
Experience Required: 2+ years

Unit Overview:

W. W. Hastings Hospital provides comprehensive care for women and newborns, with approximately 850–900 deliveries annually (about 75 births per month).

Unit Capacity:

• 5 Labor & Delivery beds
• 10 Postpartum beds
• General recovery care for women and newborns

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patients' clinical conditions, recognize changes in status, prioritize care, and take appropriate action in urgent or emergent situations.
• Provide nursing care to patients across the lifespan, including neonatal, obstetrical, medical, surgical, and psychiatric patients.
• Develop individualized nursing diagnoses and plans of care based on patient and family needs.
• Conduct patient and family interviews, review medical records, and coordinate appropriate care and discharge planning.
• Initiate emergency interventions, including resuscitative measures when necessary.
• Operate and monitor specialized equipment, including infusion pumps, pulse oximeters, ventilators, cardiac monitors, and other emergency equipment.
• Administer medications, IV therapy, respiratory treatments, and other prescribed therapeutic interventions.
• Provide patient and family education related to preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care.
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, treatments, patient responses, and interdisciplinary care.
• Evaluate patient progress and update plans of care based on clinical outcomes and response to treatment.
• Coordinate care assignments based on patient needs and staff competencies.
• Provide oversight, delegation, and clinical direction to LPNs and unlicensed personnel.
• Provide technical guidance and support to nursing staff.
• Maintain adequate supplies, equipment, and a safe patient-care environment.
• Demonstrate leadership, professionalism, ethical practice, and effective communication.
• Collaborate effectively with patients, families, physicians, nursing staff, administration, and other healthcare professionals.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required.
• Current Oklahoma or Compact RN License required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to meet physical requirements, including standing, walking, sitting, climbing stairs, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Must successfully complete pre-employment background check and drug screening.

Required Certifications:

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• STABLE

Schedule:

Shift: Night Shift and Day shift
Assignment: 10/12/2026 – 01/09/2027