Labor and Delivery RN
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico Hospital

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery (L&D)

Overview

• Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Contract type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks (new contracts and extensions must be at least 10 weeks)
• Facility type: Level I Trauma, Children's Hospital, Teaching Hospital, short-term acute care
• Total staffed beds: 554
• Charting system: Cerner
• Parking: No fee
• Scrubs: Purple scrubs provided

Schedule and Hours

• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week
• Guaranteed hours: Contracted hours of 36, 48, or 40 per week, at the facility's discretion
• Contract hour options: 36 or 48 hour contracts available
• Ratio: 1:2
• On-call: Required. 4x12 schedules: 12 hours over 4 weeks. 3x12 schedules: 24 hours over 4 weeks.
• Block schedule: Not guaranteed
• Weekends: No specific weekend requirements for traveling staff. Weekend days off cannot be guaranteed.
• Holidays: No holiday time off for December starts. Must work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
• Time off requests: Time off greater than 7 days requires approval.
• Break requirement: A 6-month break is required for travelers who have worked 4 consecutive assignments or reached their one-year mark, whichever comes first.

Role Details

• Float scope: May float within scope to antepartum and postpartum.
• Special requirements: Circulate and FHM skills required.
• Unit procedures and exposure: Cerclage, version, C/S, PPTL, external and internal monitoring, AROM, medically assisted deliveries, C-hyst, neonatal palliative care, nitrous, massive transfusion protocol, malignant hyperthermia.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• 1 year of Labor and Delivery experience
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience in a large hospital setting
• Valid non-local driver's license
• Experience as an OB circulator
• Ability to interpret fetal heart rate strips
• Experience with meconium deliveries
• Experience as a baby nurse
• Postpartum experience

Not Required

• COVID vaccination is no longer required. Series or declination must still be uploaded for reporting.
• Work Experience Checklist is not required.
• Confidentiality Statement is not required.
• Does not accept locals (no locals within 100 miles).

Other Notes

• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Pending license is accepted.
• Cerner training attestation is required for RNs. Candidates may test out. Otherwise, the full Cerner training modules are completed during orientation.