Labor and Delivery Nurse Jobs

For jobs available on Vivian as of Wednesday, February 8th 2023, the average hourly salary for a Labor and Delivery Nurse is $28 per hour, but can pay up to $70 per hour.

The hospitals on Vivian that currently have the most Labor and Delivery Nurse jobs are Memorial Regional Hospital (32 jobs), Memorial Hospital Miramar (20 jobs), and Mission Regional Medical Center (18 jobs).

Labor and delivery nurses help women through the process of childbirth and provide postpartum care immediately after each delivery. Expectant mothers rely on these nurses to provide encouragement and support during what can be a long, difficult process.

Labor and Delivery nurses may hold Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM), AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), Registered Nurse Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics (RNC-OB) or Registered Nurse, Certified Inpatient Antepartum Nursing (RNC-IAP), among others.

Some healthcare employers may prefer labor and delivery nurse job candidates with Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM), AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), Certified in Perinatal Loss Care (CPLC) or Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional support (STABLE), and some may even require specific professional certifications.

Having a Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) validates your knowledge and skills as a labor and delivery nurse and your dedication to continuing your education in your chosen field. All of which makes you a more desirable job candidate to healthcare employers.

Having a AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) validates your knowledge and skills as a labor and delivery nurse and your dedication to continuing your education in your chosen field. All of which makes you a more desirable job candidate to healthcare employers.

Having a Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional support (STABLE) validates your knowledge and skills as a labor and delivery nurse and your dedication to continuing your education in your chosen field. All of which makes you a more desirable job candidate to healthcare employers.