Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur Memorial Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery/OB

Location: Decatur, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery/OB Registered Nurse
• Unit Size: 18 bed unit
• Shift Options:

  • 4x12 hour shifts (days)
  • 3x12 hour night shifts (1800-0630)
• Weekend Requirement: None
• On-call Requirement: No
• Floating: May float to Pediatrics as needed
• Schedule Flexibility: Block schedule requests can be discussed with manager
• Locals Accepted: Yes, no radius restrictions
• License Requirement: Must have active Illinois RN license or be in application process with ETA to apply
• Return to Office Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days

Experience & Certifications

• Required Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required
• Required Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • Fetal Monitoring Certification

Required Clinical Skills & Experience

Work Setting Experience

• Antepartum care
• Facility births fewer than 100 per month
• Labor and Delivery
• High Risk Antepartum
• Level I Nursery
• LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)
• Mother/Baby care

Antepartum Care & Procedures

• Assist with sterile speculum exams (effacement, dilation, station, presentation)
• Perform NST (Non-Stress Tests) and OCT (Oxytocin Challenge Tests)
• Reflex checks, edema assessment, clonus
• Sterile vaginal exams
• Triage of obstetrical patients
• Use of External Fetal Monitoring (EFM)

Fetal Monitoring

• Use of External and Internal Fetal Monitoring
• Recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns

IV Therapy / Phlebotomy

• Administration of blood and blood products
• Start and maintain peripheral IVs
• Use of infusion pumps, drips, and IV monitoring

Medication Administration

• Antihypertensives
• Magnesium Sulfate therapy
• Pitocin (Oxytocin)
• Prostaglandins

Labor and Delivery Management

• Assist with high-risk deliveries and vaginal deliveries
• Circulate for C-sections
• Manage hemorrhage/shock
• Recovery care post C-section
• Sterile vaginal exams

Neonatal Care in Delivery Room

• APGAR scoring
• Infant ID/Security banding
• Use of radiant warmers and thermoregulation

Newborn Care

• Assist with circumcision and post-op site assessment
• Cord care
• Discharge teaching to parents
• Infant identification
• Metabolic screening
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome care
• Newborn assessment and hypoglycemia management
• Teach circumcision care to parents
• Thermoregulation

Pain Management

• Epidural anesthesia
• Pain assessment and management

Postpartum Care and Procedures

• Episiotomy/incisional care
• Foley catheter insertion
• Fundus, lochia, and perineum care
• Wound assessment and care

Postpartum Care of Patients with

• Vaginal delivery
• Cesarean section
• Couplet care
• Multiple births
• Postpartum hemorrhage
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension

Professional Skills

• Isolation precautions and PPE use
• Vaccine administration

Preferred Experience

• Community hospital experience
• Experience with Cerner electronic health record system

Facility Highlights

• Acute Care Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Magnet designated hospital
• 562 staffed beds
• Scrub color provided
• Charting via Cerner
• Parking permit required (no cost)

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Valid/current US Driver’s License or State ID
• Background checks covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
• Education verification (degree or transcript)
• State license primary source verification
• NURSYS verification for RN license
• Competency exam required for clinical candidates
• Badge photo (color, plain background) required before start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including labs
• Fit mask test required (specific mask types accepted)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• TB questionnaire updated annually
• Immunizations or proof of immunity for:

  • Measles (Rubeola)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B
  • Varicella
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required annually
• Professional references (2) required for clinical candidates
• Skills checklist required for clinical candidates
• Illinois-specific background checks including Department of Corrections, Most Wanted, and State Police registries within 30 days of start
• Fingerprinting through Illinois Health Care Worker Registry for candidates without active IL license

This position offers a comprehensive Labor & Delivery nursing experience in a well-equipped, acute care, magnet-designated hospital with a supportive environment for travel nurses, including first-timers.