OB / L&D RN
Worthington, Minnesota
Sanford Worthington Medical Center

RN (Registered Nurse)

Location

• Worthington, Minnesota

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• Nights
• 12-hour shifts
• Weekend work required: 2 out of 3 weekends
• Weekend shifts are Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 7:00a–7:30p or 7:00p–7:30a
• Scheduling options mentioned: weekend-only contract or night contract

Unit / Setting

• OB triage
• Labor & delivery
• Postpartum
• Well-newborn and special care nursery
• GYN surgical patients
• May float to General Medical if OB census is low

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience interpreting fetal monitor strips
• Experience with attendance at vaginal delivery, immediate care, and resuscitation of newborns
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP

Key Responsibilities

• Care for OB triage, labor & delivery, postpartum, well-newborn, and special care nursery patients
• Provide IVs, antibiotics, and short-term respiratory support such as CPAP or oxygen in the nursery setting
• Work with fetal monitoring and newborn resuscitation needs

Unit Details

• 12-bed unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • 1:2–3 mom/baby couplets
  • 1:2 early labor
  • 1:1 active labor
  • 1:3 post-op

Charting / Equipment

• EPIC charting
• OBIX central monitoring for fetal monitor strips
• Acudose medication dispensing cabinet

Orientation / Training

• 2–3 days of unit orientation, depending on experience
• New hire safety program checklist
• Competency skills training for equipment
• One Chart training

Additional Notes

• Must be able to work across labor, delivery, postpartum, and newborn care, not just labor & delivery
• Hospital-washed scrubs are provided
• Badge in and out is required
• Scrub color: navy blue
• Local placements only within 80 miles
• If the clinician has ever worked for Sanford Health, this must be noted in submission, and there must be an end date at least 6 months before submission if previously employed there