Labor & Delivery RN
Bemidji, Minnesota
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) – OB/L&D

Location: Bemidji, Minnesota
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12 hours per shift, approximately 36 hours per week

Job Summary

• Provide nursing care for postpartum, stable antepartum, newborns, gynecology patients, and Med-Surg overflow.
• May serve as second RN in Special Care Nursery (SCN).
• Expected to float as needed, primarily assisting but may care for Med-Surg patients occasionally.
• Bonus if experienced in circulating in Labor & Delivery.

Patient Census & Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

• Average daily census:

  • 5 mom/baby couplets
  • 2 pediatrics
  • 1 gynecology
  • 2 labor
  • 4 SCN patients
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN standards:

  • 1:3 mom/baby couplets
  • 1:5 gynecology/Med-Surg patients
  • 1:3-4 pediatrics

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of OB/L&D nursing experience, including postpartum care.
• Active Minnesota RN license (temporary or pending licenses considered with potential start date adjustments).
• Current certifications:

  • BLS (AHA)
  • ACLS (AHA)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• EPIC electronic medical record experience required; if none, must specify other EMR systems used.
• Ability to work in Labor and Postpartum units.
• Willingness to float to Med-Surg and Telemetry units as needed.

Skills & Equipment

• Familiarity with unit equipment including:

  • EPIC One Chart
  • Omnicell
  • Philips Vitals Machines
  • Bladder Scanner
  • Medula Breast Pumps
  • Responder 5 Call Light System
  • Medfusion Pumps

Schedule & Work Environment

• Variable shifts including weekends.
• Support staff includes ward clerks, CNAs (Tues-Thurs), charge nurses, resource nurses, and LPN scrub nurses.
• Orientation includes equipment and unit-specific training on the first day.
• Facility requires all clinicians to badge in and out.
• Uniform scrub color: Navy Blue.

Additional Notes

• Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility may have adjusted rates (not included here).
• Must indicate if previously employed by this health system; prior employment requires a minimum 6-month gap before rehire.