Labor & Delivery Nurse (Couplet Care, High-Risk)
San Ramon, California
San Ramon Regional Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Labor & Delivery Nurse (L&D)

Location: San Ramon, California
Employment Type: Long Term Contract (13 weeks)
Shift: 7pm - 7am
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Weekend Requirement: Yes
Float Requirement: As needed within skillset

Requirements

• Certifications: BLS, NRP, AWHONN Advanced
• Experience:

  • Managing approximately 60 births per month
  • Mother-Baby ratio: 3:1
  • Active labor ratio: 1:1
• Skills:

  • Delivery management including vaginal, cesarean sections (circumferential vaginal/c-section), labor inductions, and care of high-risk mothers
  • Postpartum and well-baby care
  • Couplet care experience required
  • Experience in Family Birthing Center (LDRP model) with high and low-risk patients
  • Ability to circulate for vaginal and cesarean deliveries
• Unit Experience:

  • LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)
  • Special Care Nursery (32 weeks gestational age)

Clinical Environment & Procedures

• Average maternal age: 33 years
• Common patient diagnoses: fertility patients, advanced maternal age (AMA), gestational hypertension (GHTN), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
• Procedures on unit:

  • Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) epidurals
  • Two operating rooms for cesarean sections (staff scrub; travel nurses not expected to scrub)
  • Medication titration including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, Insulin, Labetalol

Additional Information

• Flu and COVID-19 vaccines required (medical or religious exemptions accepted)