Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery
AIMS Locum Tenens
Fort Riley, KS
3x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Job Overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking qualified RN - Registered Nurses – Labor & Delivery (L&D) to provide professional nursing services at Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH), Fort Riley, Kansas. The selected candidate will deliver comprehensive nursing care throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum while maintaining compliance with DHA clinical guidelines, hospital policies, and nursing standards.

 

Specific Duties:

 

• Assess and monitor maternal and fetal conditions throughout labor and delivery.
• Provide nursing care during labor, vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and postpartum recovery.
• Assist with fetal monitoring and interpretation of fetal heart tracings.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and emergency medications.
• Assist physicians with vaginal deliveries, vacuum-assisted deliveries, and forceps deliveries.
• Assist with epidural and spinal anesthesia procedures.
• Perform newborn stabilization and neonatal resuscitation when required.
• Circulate in the operating room for cesarean deliveries.
• Perform postpartum assessments of mother and infant.
• Educate patients regarding labor, delivery, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, and newborn care.
• Perform venipuncture, arterial blood gas collection, IV insertion, Foley catheter placement, vaginal examinations, fetal scalp electrode placement, Bakri balloon placement, intrauterine catheter placement, and blood transfusions as clinically indicated. 

Qualifications

 

Degree;

• Associate Degree in Nursing (minimum). 

Education:

• Graduate of an ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program. 

Experience;

• Minimum one (1) year of Labor & Delivery RN experience within the last two (2) years after graduation. 

Required Certifications:

 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Active
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Certification
• PMDB-M and ECO training (provided by the Government after hire if needed)

Licensure:

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license from any U.S. state or territory. 

Work Schedule:

 

• 12-hour rotating shifts
• Day Shift: 0645–1915
• Night Shift: 1845–0715
• 24/7 operations including weekends and federal holidays.

Physical Requirements:

 

• Must be physically and mentally able to perform Labor & Delivery nursing duties.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift and assist patients, and respond quickly during emergencies.
• Must meet all DHA and Irwin Army Community Hospital occupational health requirements. 

Immunization Requirements:

 

• Must provide documentation of required health screenings, including TB screening, annual influenza vaccination (or approved exemption), Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and any other DHA-required immunizations prior to starting work. 

Security Requirements:

 

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must successfully complete background screening, installation access requirements, and Army Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I training.
• Must comply with all DHA, DoD, and Fort Riley security policies.