Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Williston, ND
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days

Required clinical experience

• RN experience in L&D/LDRP/OB with the ability to care for obstetric and postpartum patients.
• Previous travel experience is required.
• Must be able to read and interpret fetal heart-rate strips.
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring is required.
• Strong critical-thinking skills.
• Must be comfortable with:
  • Pitocin
  • Magnesium
  • Insulin drips
  • High-risk OB monitoring
  • Couplets/postpartum care
  • Obstetric/neonatal patients
• Must be able to recognize and respond to changes in maternal/fetal condition.

Required certification/licensure

• Active RN license appropriate for the assignment.
• BLS required.
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring required.
• Preferred certifications:
  • ACLS
  • NRP
  • STABLE

Floating requirement — important

This is a float position, so the RN must be willing and competent to float outside LDRP when needed, including:

• Med-Surg
• ER
• Other areas within the nurse's skillset.

The posting specifically states that the traveler may float wherever needed in the hospital.

Schedule

• 12-hour days: approximately 6:45 AM–7:15 PM.
• Days + call.
• Every other weekend according to the unit notes, while the posting summary says every third weekend—this should be clarified with the recruiter.
• Every other holiday.
• Additional call/standby may be required depending on staffing.
• Block scheduling is available, but self-scheduling is not.
• 48 guaranteed hours/week.

Patient-care expectations

• L&D has 7 L&D beds and 8 postpartum beds.
• Approximately 58 births/month.
• Typical ratio is 1:1 for patients on Pitocin, magnesium, or insulin drips.
• Approximately 1:3 couplet care for routine postpartum patients.
• Must be able to interpret fetal monitoring independently.
• Must be able to titrate/manage Pitocin, insulin, and magnesium according to policy.

EMR / unit information

• Meditech charting.
• Philips monitoring.
• TraceView/PIP fetal monitoring system.
• Unit-specific orientation: 3 shifts.