Labor and Delivery RN
Charlotte, North Carolina
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center

Labor and Delivery RN

Overview

• Travel/contract RN position in Charlotte, North Carolina
• 13-week contract
• 36 hours per week
• Night shift: 3x12s, 18:45–07:15
• Weekend shifts required: 8 per contract
• Call may be required if census is low
• May occasionally float

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Labor and Delivery (2 years of experience)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
• EFM - Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Antepartum care experience
• External and internal fetal monitoring experience
• IUPC (intrauterine pressure catheter) use experience
• Recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• Blood and blood product administration experience
• Anticoagulant administration experience
• Insulin drip administration experience
• Magnesium sulfate therapy experience
• Pitocin administration experience
• Prostaglandin administration experience

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• AWHONN Advanced
• Triage experience

Unit Details

• Low-risk LDRP unit
• Patient mix includes labor patients and couplets
• Target ratios: L&D 1:1–2; couplet care 1:3 on average
• 15 rooms / 17 beds
• Unit includes antepartum, L&D, Level 1 nursery, LDRP, and mother/baby care
• May occasionally take off-service female patients if census allows

Schedule and Assignment Notes

• RTO after booking is not allowed
• Additional RTO on unit may result in cancellation and do-not-return status
• Pre-approved time off may be accommodated depending on timing
• Unit orientation is 24 hours, plus hospital orientation and 2 unit shifts

Additional Notes

• Scrubs provided: blue
• Interview required before offer