Labor and Delivery RN
Lees Summit, Missouri
Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit

Labor and Delivery RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Lees Summit, Missouri
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 6:45–19:15
• 36 hours per week
• Unit includes L&D and postpartum in the same physical space
• L&D unit has 11 labor rooms and 5 triage rooms
• Postpartum unit has 15 rooms and 2 additional flex rooms
• Average daily census: 7–10
• Rooms: 28
• Beds: 33

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NRP issued by American Heart Association or American Academy of Pediatrics
• EFM
• Post Partum experience
• Missouri license accepted as pending
• Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• No more than 7 days of requested time off
• 2 professional references
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Employment application
• Government-issued ID
• Photo for badge
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask
• Tdap or declination
• Negative TB or chest x-ray
• Drug testing within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccination or exemption during flu season
• HIPAA acknowledgement
• Latex allergy questionnaire
• Confidentiality form
• Regulatory compliance education
• Hep B declination
• SSN & DOB confirmation
• TB questionnaire
• Hand hygiene policy acknowledgement
• Fingernail policy acknowledgement
• Dress code policy acknowledgement
• Orientation modules for RNs and LVNs
• Color blind testing
• Competency exam
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Background checks and state-specific searches required by the source

Preferred Qualifications

• LDRP experience preferred
• LD/LDR experience considered
• Supervisors within the last year are preferred as references

Schedule Requirements

• 4–5 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule period
• Minimum of 2 Sunday night shifts and 2 Friday day shifts per 6-week schedule period
• 2 on-call shifts per 6-week schedule period

Float Scope

• May float to postpartum to provide couplet care or care for postpartum mom only

Clinical Notes

• Patient assignments are based on acuity per AWHONN staffing standards
• L&D nurse-to-patient ratio is typically 1:1, but may be 1:2 or 1:3 for antepartum and/or cervical ripening depending on acuity
• L&D houses antepartum and intrapartum patients
• OB triage is not required
• PeriWatch fetal monitoring application
• Phillips Avalon fetal monitors