Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
State College, Pennsylvania
Mount Nittany Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) - Nights

Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Responsible for nursing care of childbearing women (adolescents to middle adulthood), neonates, and families.
• Develops and implements individualized plans of care based on assessments.
• Supports patients and families through education, stabilization, and ongoing care.
• Collaborates with healthcare team to promote optimal health outcomes.
• Provides support during transition from Meditech to Epic electronic health record system (Epic experience required).

Required Qualifications

Education

• Completion of an accredited Registered Nurse program.

Licensure & Certifications

• Current Pennsylvania RN license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (renewed every 2 years).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (renewed every 2 years).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification (renewed every 2 years).

Experience

• Nursing experience in Labor & Delivery (L&D) specialty.
• Epic electronic health record experience required to support staff during system transition.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to function effectively as a team member and liaison between patients and staff.
• Demonstrates tact, sensitivity, sound judgment, and professionalism when interacting with patients, families, and coworkers.
• High level of mental and emotional tolerance and even temperament when caring for ill patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family developmental levels, health status, and learning needs.
• Perform initial assessment and stabilization of neonates.
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care.
• Teach self-care and newborn care to patients and families.
• Support family functioning and promote understanding of family health dynamics.
• Identify and intervene with vulnerable or at-risk patients and families.
• Collaborate with other healthcare disciplines for treatment and referrals.
• Promote a safe environment for reproduction, growth, development, and recovery.
• Maintain current knowledge, skills, and competency in women’s and infant care.

Supervision

• Minimal supervision from Director, Women & Children’s Services.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified / not required.

This position is ideal for experienced Labor & Delivery RNs with strong clinical skills and Epic experience who are interested in a 13-week contract in Pennsylvania.