Labor & Delivery RN
Fort Defiance, Arizona
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Location: Fort Defiance, Arizona
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide nursing care in Labor & Delivery, Postpartum rooms, Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), and babies rooming in with moms.
• Average patient volume: approximately 40 deliveries and 6 C-sections per month.
• May occasionally cover as charge nurse after completing charge nurse training.
• Travelers may be required to float to other qualified departments, performing patient care or task-oriented duties such as answering call lights and phones.

Shift Details

• 12-hour day shifts primarily.
• Flexibility required to work other shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Average hours per week: 36.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Arizona
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum of 5 years recent experience in Labor & Delivery, including experience within the last year
• Experience working with Maternal-Fetal patients
• Experience working with Neonate patients
• Postpartum experience
• Experience in charge nurse roles
• Certifications required:

  • American Heart Association ACLS
  • American Heart Association BLS
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
  • AWHONN Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) or RNC-EFM

Additional Information

• Orientation sessions are held on Mondays only. Missing compliance deadlines will delay orientation to the following Monday.
• Flexibility to float to other departments where qualified is expected.