Labor, Delivery, Recovery & Postpartum RN
Ketchum, Idaho
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Women's Services - LDRP Nurse (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)

Location: Ketchum, Idaho
Contract Length: 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)
Unit: Women's Services - LDRP, Floor 2
Shift: Nights, 3x12 hour shifts (7 PM - 7 AM)
Scheduling: Self-scheduling with core staff
Weekend & Holiday Requirements: Equitably distributed with core staff

Unit Details

• 6 L&D beds in a secure unit
• 1 OR suite dedicated for C-sections
• Postpartum beds: same 6 beds
• Approximately 160 births per year (12-17 per month)
• Follows AWHONN guidelines for staffing ratios (2 RNs per shift)

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• STABLE certification (or ability to obtain)
• AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced certification preferred

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of LDRP experience (strong Labor & Delivery experience required)
• Candidates with strong recent labor experience plus some LDRP or postpartum experience in the last few years will be considered
• Must be comfortable managing laboring patients autonomously and independently, especially nights and weekends
• Newborn stabilization experience required

Clinical Responsibilities

• Care for laboring and postpartum patients, including well babies and well moms
• Manage high-risk and critical patients, including hypertensive crisis and hemorrhage protocols
• Stabilize patients until transfer if needed (no twins or triplets)
• Provide newborn care during C-sections (newborn nurse role, not circulating)
• RNs are required to titrate drips such as Magnesium, Pitocin, and Insulin (if transferring out)
• Charge nurse coverage attempted with core staff; house supervisor available for support

Support and Resources

• No nurse aides or surgical techs currently on unit (hiring in progress)
• OB physicians are in clinic M-F and called in for laboring patients; not in-house 24/7
• Shared hospitalist and pediatrician coverage during weekdays; on-call nights/weekends
• Anesthesia on call after hours with a 30-minute response time
• Respiratory therapy equipment available PRN (nasal cannula, nonrebreathers)
• RNs read their own EFM strips; no telemetry/monitor techs on unit
• EFM system: Centricity

Orientation

• 1 facility day of orientation
• Epic training
• 2 twelve-hour shifts on the unit

Additional Information

• Surgical scrubs dress code; own scrubs allowed except in delivery where surgical scrubs are required
• Floating may be required occasionally for helping hands or safety attendant tasks, but not for picking up shifts in other departments
• Facility enforces a 50-mile radius rule for candidates’ permanent address

Summary

This position is ideal for experienced LDRP nurses with strong labor and delivery skills who are comfortable working independently on night shifts in a secure, well-staffed unit. The role requires certifications in BLS, ACLS, NRP, and STABLE, with a preference for AWHONN certification. Candidates must have at least 2 years of LDRP experience and be skilled in newborn stabilization and managing critical obstetric patients.