RN - Labor & Delivery
Reston, Virginia
Reston Hospital Center

Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Location: Reston, Virginia
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Week: 36

Unit Information

• Unit: Labor & Delivery (L&D)
• Unit specifics:

  • 15 LDR rooms
  • 3 OB triage rooms
  • 3 Operating Rooms (ORs)
  • 4 bay Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
  • 4 antepartum rooms
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Documentation systems: Meditech, CPNS
• Scheduling: 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm, 7pm-7am)
• Floating within women’s and children’s service line

Required Certifications & Licenses

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Fetal Heart Rate Intermediate

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) certification

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an RN in Labor & Delivery
• Experience in a fast-paced Labor & Delivery unit required
• Experience with scrub role and circulating in the OR is helpful
• Ability to circulate C-sections and manage IV drips such as magnesium in high acuity settings

Procedures Performed on Unit

• Cesarean sections (C-sections)
• Epidurals
• Spinals
• Cerclage
• Version

Additional Information

• Blood patch procedures are rarely performed and not required
• Hospital provides scrubs as part of dress code
• Patient care includes labor and delivery support and high acuity maternal care

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as required.