Labor & Delivery RN
Durango, Colorado
Mercy Regional Medical Center

LDRP RN

Location: Durango, Colorado Assignment: 12 weeks (travel contract) Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of experience
• Current Compact or Colorado RN license
• Experience in labor and postpartum
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
• Valid driver's license must be submitted
• Must be in state for orientation week, even if first-day modules are remote

Unit Details

• Unit: L&D/PP/MB
• Beds: 12 L&D beds, 12 postpartum beds, 1 triage bed
• OR suites: 1 on the unit for C-sections
• Volume: About 70 births per month
• Ratios: Follows AWHONN guidelines
• Common diagnoses: HTN, pre-E, preterm labor, TOLAC
• Drips: RNs titrate drips, including oxytocin
• Support: Nurse aides and surgical techs on the unit; charge nurse takes an assignment; RT equipment (vents, CPAP, BiPAP)
• Not available 24/7: OB/neonatologist and anesthesia (not in house)
• Monitoring: RNs read their own strips

Schedule and Expectations

• Scheduling: Self-scheduling allowed within reason; unit needs come first, and positioned personnel get first pick
• Weekends: About 4-5 weekends in a 6-week period, split among staff
• Holidays: Holiday work required
• On call: One on-call shift of the clinician's choice in each 6-week block
• Floating: Helping-hands coverage throughout the hospital, not a full assignment; the traveler is expected to perform all phases of labor (LDRP)

Hiring Process

• Auto offer after interview with the clinical team
• No manager involvement
• Radius: 60 miles