L&D RN
Lake Charles, Louisiana
CHRISTUS Lake Area Hospital

RN - L&D

Location

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Job Type

Travel, Full Time

Schedule

• Nights, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Weekend shifts required
• No call
• No floating

Unit Overview

Cares for deliveries, circulating C-sections, antepartum patients, and newborn initial assessments.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Louisiana
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• 1 year of Labor and Delivery experience
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor or AWHONN Instructor Trainer or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Perinatal RN Residency or recent experience in a perinatal setting

Orientation and Onboarding

• New hires must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days
• Completion of organizational entry competency validation and Perinatal Services-specific competency validation is required
• Annual competency verification is required

Patient Ratios

• 1:1 on Pitocin for induction or augmentation
• 1:2 cervical ripening
• 1:2–3 antepartum
• 1:2–3 triage
• 1:1 immediate postpartum for 2 hours after birth