Labor and Delivery RN
Freeport, Illinois
Mercyhealth FHN Hospital

Registered Nurse (LDRP) - Illinois

Job Details

• Location: Freeport, Illinois
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour shifts, days and nights
• Hours per week: 36
• Weekend Requirement: Every other to every third weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Work half of the holidays, alternating each year
• Call Requirement: Yes, 1-2 shifts per 6-week period (can be split into 4-hour blocks), with 30 minutes call-back time
• Floating: Only in critical need situations, to assist as helping hands/sitter, no full patient assignments
• Department Orientation: Up to 3 shifts

Unit Information

• Department: Labor and Delivery (LDRP)
• Beds:

  • Labor & Delivery: 7 beds
  • Postpartum: 7 beds
  • Triage: 2 beds
  • OR Suites for C-Sections: 1
• Annual Births: Approximately 255
• Nurse Staffing: Self-staffed unit with scheduling committee involvement
• Support Staff: 2 day shift unit secretaries/CNAs primarily for clerical and assisting roles
• OB/Neonatologist Coverage: In-house 24/7 (OB hospitalists mostly in-house; pediatric coverage not in-house)
• Anesthesia Coverage: In-house weekdays day shift; on-call within 30 minutes other times
• Respiratory Therapy Equipment: Available, RT attends if complications arise
• Telemetry/Monitor Techs: Remote monitoring techs read strips; nurses do not monitor remotely
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring System: OBIX

Patient Population and Care

• Common Diagnoses: Labor, preeclampsia, hypertension, obesity, gestational diabetes, preterm labor (≥32 weeks/1500 grams)
• Neonatal Care: Babies can be on oxygen up to 6 hours; transfer if no improvement or need for more support
• Procedures: Care includes labor and delivery, OR circulating and recovery, couplet care post-recovery, and clean gynecological surgeries (e.g., hysterectomies vaginal/abdominal)
• Drip Titration: RNs required to titrate drips such as Pitocin and Insulin

Required Qualifications

• Illinois RN license required
• Minimum 1 year of LDRP nursing experience; Labor & Delivery experience is a must
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • AWHONN intermediate or advanced certification

Additional Information

• Scrub Color: Hospital-provided scrubs and waterproof non-slip shoes
• Experience with AWHONN guidelines for nurse-to-patient ratios
• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor role available as a rounder with full assignment but lower acuity
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required

Note: Travelers with previous employment at any related local health system must disclose this for compliance checks.