Labor and Delivery RN
Charlotte, North Carolina
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Labor and Delivery Nurse

Overview

• Travel/contract role in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Night shift, 3x12 hours: 18:45–07:15
• 36 hours per week
• Contract length: 20 weeks
• Locals accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Labor and Delivery (2 years of experience)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
• EFM - Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Maternal-Fetal patients
• Experience working with High Risk patients
• Experience working with Neonate patients
• Competency in sterile vaginal examination
• Competency in immediate newborn care

Unit Details

• Fast-paced, challenging labor and delivery unit
• Double labor assignments occur daily
• Typical ratios: 2:1
• Average volume: 20 births in 24 hours, 30–40 admits, 40 visits per day, 20 rooms
• Obstetrical patients 16 weeks and greater, including high-risk antepartum and postpartum care
• Unit performs scheduled and unscheduled Cesarean births and rescue cervical cerclage
• Strong preference for RN with circulate-to-OR experience

Schedule and Assignment Expectations

• No call required
• Float required as needed to a special maternity care high-risk OB unit
• Every other weekend required, with a minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• RTO after booking is not allowed
• Up to 7 days of RTO allowed for auto-offer consideration

Orientation and Work Environment

• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Scrubs provided in blue

Additional Notes

• Contract accepted from 13 weeks up to a hard stop date in late February 2027