L&D RN - Mother-Baby/Postpartum
Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton Community Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery / Mother-Baby / Postpartum

Location: Princeton, West Virginia
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights (7p-7a)
Hours: 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week
Unit: Labor & Delivery / Postpartum / Mother-Baby

Unit Details

• 12 Labor & Delivery beds
• 1 Operating Room suite
• 1 Triage bed
• 4 Postpartum beds
• Approximately 80-100 births per year
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
• Telemetry available; RNs read fetal monitoring strips
• Charge nurse/house supervisor role available
• OB techs support the unit; no in-house OB/Neonatologist 24/7
• Respiratory therapy equipment available: CPAP, BiPAP, ventilators

Required Certifications & Skills

• Basic Fetal Monitoring (required)
• BLS Certification
• Knowledge of AWHONN guidelines
• Experience in Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum care
• Ability to titrate drips (Oxytocin, Insulin, Epidural)
• Ability to circulate and recover Cesarean sections preferred

Patient Population / Common Diagnoses

• Gestational Hypertension
• Gestational Diabetes
• PreEclampsia

Scheduling & Requirements

• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: work either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day
• Call requirement: 3-4 call shifts in a 6-week schedule; must be available and able to report within 30 minutes if called
• No floating requirements
• Unit-specific orientation provided intradepartmentally
• Scrubs provided on site

Additional Notes

• Candidates must submit a copy of an unexpired driver’s license
• Any licensing issues must be disclosed at time of submission
• 100-mile radius rule applies for candidate submissions