LDRP RN
Longmont, Colorado
Longmont United Hospital

Registered Nurse (LDRP RN) - Longmont, Colorado

Job Details

• Specialty: LDRP RN (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)
• Location: Longmont, Colorado
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 12 hours per day, approximately 36 hours per week
• Unit: Labor & Delivery / Postpartum / Mother-Baby
• Unit Size: 12 LDRP beds, 1 C-Section OR suite
• Annual Births: Approximately 300 births per year

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN) license required
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of LDRP nursing experience within the last 3 years
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support) from AHA
  • AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring OR Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Skills:

  • Comfortable caring for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients
  • Experience with triage
  • Comfortable circulating and recovering C-Sections
  • Ability to titrate drips such as Pitocin and Magnesium
• Preferred: Prior travel nursing experience is preferred but not required

Scheduling & Work Requirements

• Schedule: 7 PM to 7 AM shifts; schedule set by leadership for 6 weeks at a time
• Flexibility: Travelers expected to help fill gaps in permanent scheduling
• Time Off: All time off requests must be submitted before assignment start
• Weekend Shifts: 6 to 9 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule
• Holiday: May be required to participate in holiday rotation
• Call/Standby: Rare, only for low census situations
• Floating: No regular floating; may float within a designated zone only in extreme need

Orientation & Additional Information

• Orientation: 1 to 3 shifts with a preceptor
• Dress Code: Blue hospital scrubs provided
• Additional Notes:

  • Unit occasionally admits overflow mastectomy patients (orientation provided)
  • Clinicians must be in-state for the week of orientation, even if some modules are remote
  • Must submit a driver’s license for radius verification (60 miles)

Patient Ratios

• 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio for laboring patients
• 1:2 to 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio for couplets (mother and newborn)