Labor & Delivery/Mother Baby Registered Nurse
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Berkeley Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Birthing Center / Mother Baby

Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Overview

• Birthing Center with 6 "homelike" L&D suites (private bathrooms and showers)
• No triage beds; unscheduled patients seen in a 4-bed OB Emergency Department within OB Department
• Mother Baby/Postpartum area includes 11 private rooms
• Approximately 1,050 births per year; 3,000 OB ED and outpatient visits annually

Patient Care & Common Diagnoses

• Care for high-risk pregnancies; NICU accommodates babies from 25 weeks gestation
• Level III NICU not currently available onsite; transfers to higher level NICU as needed
• No Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist onsite, but total medical capabilities with referral options
• Designated Baby-Friendly birth facility with advanced perinatal care certification
• Certified National Safe Sleep Hospital with infant security system and lactation consultants
• Family-centered care approach

Shift & Scheduling

• All shifts are 12 hours: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM and 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Every other weekend required
• Holiday participation required
• Travelers are not eligible for call but may pick up open shifts

Staffing & Support

• Charge nurse on each side 24/7 who also takes patient assignments
• OB techs circulate and assist with recovery and transfers to postpartum
• Respiratory therapy available 24/7
• Pharmacy services available 24/7 with automated medication dispensing
• No dedicated IV team
• Telemetry monitoring available on the unit

Orientation & Floating

• One shift of onboarding orientation plus one 12-hour precepted floor orientation shift
• Cross-coverage between units expected

Required Certifications

• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) verification

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 3 years of nursing experience required
• C-section experience required; must be able to circulate and recover patients
• L&D experience preferred at 2 years; Mother Baby experience acceptable at 1 year
• First-time travelers are acceptable

Nurse Attire

• Scrubs provided for Labor & Delivery (color: provided)
• Navy scrubs for Mother Baby unit

Note: This position requires a valid nursing license appropriate for the state of West Virginia.