Labor & Delivery RN
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 night shifts (1800-0630)
• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years in specialty (Labor & Delivery/OB)
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Weekend Requirement: None
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: May float to Pediatrics as needed
• Local Candidates: Accepted with no radius restrictions
• Licensure: Must have active Illinois nursing license or be in application process with ETA to apply
• Return to Office (RTO) Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days

Required Certifications

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

Required Skills and Experience

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 and 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
• 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 use
• Vaccine administration

Preferred Experience

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

Facility Information

• Acute Care Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Magnet designated hospital
• Total staffed beds: 562
• Scrub color provided
• Charting system: Cerner
• Parking permit required (no cost)

Additional Requirements and Notes

• Candidates must comply with background checks, drug screening, and health document requirements including physical exam, immunizations, and TB testing.
• Fingerprinting must be completed in Illinois for clinical candidates without an IL license.
• Badge photo required prior to start.
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption required annually.
• Competency exam required for all clinical candidates.
• References and skills checklist required for clinical candidates.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required for this position.

This position offers a comprehensive Labor & Delivery nursing role with a focus on high-risk obstetrics and neonatal care in a well-equipped acute care hospital setting. Ideal for RNs with at least 2 years of OB experience seeking a travel contract in Illinois.