Labor and Delivery RN
Boise, Idaho
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

• Boise, Idaho

Assignment Details

• Travel assignment length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Shift hours: 12-hour shifts (06:50 PM – 07:20 AM)
• Hours per week: 36
• Weekend and holiday scheduling based on unit needs; occasional holiday shifts possible
• No call or standby requirements
• Floating required to nearby hospitals (within 20 minutes) and to a high-risk Antepartum unit (13 beds)

Unit Information

• Labor and Delivery unit on 2nd floor
• 16 Labor & Delivery beds, 13 Antepartum beds, 8 Triage beds
• 3 OR suites dedicated for C-sections
• 32 Postpartum beds located on a separate Mother Baby Care Unit
• Approximately 320-400 deliveries per month (4,194 deliveries in 2023)
• OB Laborist and Neonatologists available 24/7
• Anesthesia provided by designated CRNA 24/7
• Charge nurse present on each shift (does not take patient assignments unless absolutely necessary)
• Certified Surgical Techs present every shift
• No Telemetry techs on unit; cardiac strips read by Tele techs if patient is on Telemetry
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring system: Centricity Perinatal (GE)

Patient Population and Common Diagnoses

• High-risk patients including preeclampsia, placenta previa, twins, and diabetic mothers
• Skills needed in pre-term labor, C-sections, recoveries, and high-risk patient care

Required Skills and Responsibilities

• Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum (LDRP) care
• Circulate in the OR during C-sections
• Titrate drips such as Pitocin (1-20 ml/units, up to 40 ml/units) and insulin
• Initial neonatal resuscitation (NRP) until NICU team arrives; no ongoing respiratory therapy duties beyond troubleshooting

Orientation

• One shift orientation in each area: Labor & Delivery, Antepartum, and Labor & Delivery OR

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• STABLE certification
• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring courses

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of Labor and Delivery nursing experience (higher of stated requirements)
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required

Additional Information

• Scrubs provided
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
• Floating assignments include nearby hospitals and Antepartum unit as needed

This position is ideal for experienced Labor and Delivery RNs comfortable with high-acuity patients and skilled in both clinical and perioperative nursing within obstetrics.