Labor & Delivery RN
Salem, Virginia
LewisGale Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Location: Salem, Virginia
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: Maternity Care Center
• Beds: 9 LDR (Labor, Delivery, Recovery), 8 PP/GYN (Postpartum/Gynecology), 2 OR suites, 23 wellborn nursery
• Staff: 50+
• Shifts:

  • Day: Director, Manager, Couplet nurses, Birth response nurse, L&D nurses, Scrub Tech
  • Night: Clinical coordinator or charge nurse, Birth response, Couplet, L&D nurses, Scrub Tech
• Patient Ratios:

  • 3 couplets per nurse
  • L&D: 1:1 for active labor, Pitocin, epidural
• Equipment: Corometrics
• EMR Systems: Centricity Perinatal, Meditech

Job Responsibilities

• Labor & Delivery care
• Cesarean sections (including circulator, 1st assist, scrub roles)
• Post-partum and newborn care
• OB/ED triage, inductions, midwife support

Schedule & Work Conditions

• 36 hours per week
• 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule (days: Saturday/Sunday; nights: Friday/Saturday)
• No call requirement for travel staff, with optional extra shifts available
• Floating limited to within the unit only
• Scrubs provided

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Labor and Delivery experience (minimum 2 years) within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Certifications: ACLS, AWHONN, BLS, NRP

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cesarean section roles (circulator, 1st assist, scrub)

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Energetic and self-directed