Labor & Delivery/Mother Baby RN
Buckhannon, West Virginia
WVU St Josephs Hospital

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery / Mother Baby

Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours per week

Unit Overview

• Labor & Delivery / Postpartum unit with 8 total L&D beds (4 labor, 4 postpartum) and nursery with 8 crib capacity.
• Approximately 350 births per year (25-30 per month).
• 2 labor beds can be used as triage beds.
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:1 for L&D, 1:4 for postpartum couplets.
• Use of Centricity Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) system and EPIC EMR.
• Scrubs provided.

Required Certifications & Skills

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM)
• Ability to circulate C-sections if OR team is delayed (C-section experience required).
• Comfortable floating to MedSurg or ER as needed, while maintaining readiness for deliveries.

Staffing & Support

• Charge nurse role reserved for permanent staff, not travelers.
• OB Tech support available during day and evening shifts; none overnight.
• Respiratory Therapist available 24/7, providing EKGs, breathing treatments, ABGs, vent settings in CCU.
• PICC nurse available; no dedicated IV team.
• Pharmacy available until 5:30 pm; after-hours support via external hospital system.
• OB/Neonatology providers and nurse midwives are on-call; midwives may stay in-house if requested.

Work Schedule & Requirements

• At least 2 weekends per month required (Friday/Saturday nights and Saturday/Sunday days count as weekends).
• Potential on-call shifts due to census fluctuations; frequency varies from rare to weekly.
• Participation in holiday rotations with permanent staff.

Patient Population & Care

• Care for patients 20 weeks gestation and up, including high-risk scenarios such as multiples, VBACs, magnesium sulfate, insulin, and pitocin management.
• Unit primarily L&D but may occasionally receive overflow from MedSurg or CCU depending on bed availability and COVID status.

Additional Requirements

• COVID-19 vaccination required (2 doses Moderna/Pfizer or 1 dose J&J) unless approved exemption for medical or religious reasons.
• Must submit a copy of an unexpired driver’s license with application.
• Must be within a 50-mile radius of the facility.

Orientation

• Unit-specific orientation with 2-3 shifts alongside a preceptor.

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license in good standing for West Virginia.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Labor & Delivery / Mother Baby specialty.