Labor and 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 shifts (nights, 1800-0630)
• Years of Experience Required: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-timers Accepted: Yes
• Weekend Requirement: None
• On-call Requirement: No
• Floating: May float to Pediatrics as needed
• Local Candidates: Accepted with no radius restrictions
• Licensing: Must have active Illinois nursing license or be in application process with ETA to apply
• Return to Office Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days

Certifications Required

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

Required Clinical Experience & Skills

Work Setting Experience

• Antepartum
• Facility births/month <100
• 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)
• NST (Non-Stress Tests)
• 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
• Assist with vaginal deliveries
• Circulate for C-sections
• Manage hemorrhage/shock
• Recover C-section patients
• Perform 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 Topics and Skills

• Isolation precautions and PPE
• Vaccine administration

Preferred Experience

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

Additional Information

• Scrub color provided
• Charting via Cerner
• Parking permit required (no cost)

Prior Travel Experience Required?

• Not specified; prior travel experience not required

Summary

This is a travel contract position for a Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years of specialty experience. The role requires multiple certifications including ACLS, BLS, NRP, and fetal monitoring. The nurse will work in a Level I trauma acute care hospital with a focus on comprehensive obstetrical and neonatal care. The position offers flexible 12-hour shifts with no weekend or on-call requirements and includes floating to pediatrics as needed. Local candidates are welcome, and an active Illinois nursing license is required or must be in process.

Required Documentation & Compliance (Summary)

• Valid US Driver’s License or State ID
• Background checks covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
• Education verification (degree/transcript)
• State license verification and NURSYS verification
• Competency exam for clinical candidates
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask test (specific mask types required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• Immunizations or proof of immunity: MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption for 2025-26 season
• References: 2 professional references required for clinical candidates
• Various Illinois state-specific background searches and registry checks

This summary excludes contact details, pay rates, and facility-specific names per request.