LDRP Registered Nurse
Williston, North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Medical Center

Job Opportunity: RN (Registered Nurse) - LDRP Unit

Location: Williston, North Dakota
Specialty: LDRP RN (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• Preferred: ACLS, NRP, STABLE

Experience Requirements

• Must be able to read and interpret fetal heart rate strips
• Critical thinking skills required
• Previous travel experience required
• Ability to titrate drips (pitocin, insulin, magnesium)
• Must be adaptable and able to float to Medsurg and ER as needed

Unit Details

• 15 total L&D beds (7 L&D, 8 Postpartum)
• 1 OR suite on unit for C-sections
• Approximately 58 births per month
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • 1:1 for patients on pitocin, magnesium, or insulin drips
  • 1:3 for couplet care
• Common patient diagnoses: obstetric/neonatal cases, hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
• Try to avoid delivering babies less than 36 weeks gestation

Staffing and Scheduling

• Shifts: 06:45-19:15 and 18:45-07:15
• Block scheduling only (no self-scheduling)
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: every other holiday
• Call or standby may be required depending on staffing
• Charge nurse present on each shift and takes an assignment
• Nurse aids/CNAs assist with vitals, transfers, ambulation, and paperwork
• Floating required to Medsurg and ER as needed; permanent staff usually float first

Equipment and Systems

• Telemetry monitors: Philips
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) system: Traceview/PIP
• EMR system: Meditech
• Respiratory therapy equipment present (vents, CPAP, BiPAP, high flow), but RNs only troubleshoot, no direct management required

Orientation and Additional Notes

• Unit-specific orientation: 3 shifts
• Scrub color: maroon surgical scrubs provided on unit
• Successful nurses are adaptive, good critical thinkers, and strong communicators
• Radius rule: candidates must live within 50 miles and cannot have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN with certain affiliated facilities in the past 12 months

This position is ideal for experienced LDRP RNs with prior travel experience who are comfortable managing high-acuity obstetric patients and floating within a hospital setting.