RN Women's Services
Andalusia, Alabama
Andalusia Health

Registered Nurse – Women’s Services

Location: Andalusia, Alabama
Employment Type: Travel Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Week: 36

Job Description

• Provide patient care including medication administration, specimen collection, and clinical treatments.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition to care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborate across disciplines for patient care coordination including transfers, discharge, referrals, and psychosocial support.
• Educate patients and families based on age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Advocate for patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
• Circulate during Cesarean sections and assist physicians during deliveries.
• Provide care and assessment for neonates post-delivery in the C-section suite.
• Follow policies for recovery and care of surgical patients.
• Attend fetal monitoring certification classes every two years.
• Attend STABLE certification class if offered; NRP certification required.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Alabama.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum (LDRP), with at least some experience within the last year.
• Experience in Women’s Services, including Nursery and OB/GYN care.
• Certifications (must be American Heart Association approved):

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • STABLE (post-resuscitation/pre-transport care of sick infants)
  • AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses)