Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Department. The role provides care for patients and families throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum phases, along with newborn care. The position supports scheduled shifts in an acute care setting and requires collaboration within a continuously staffed department.
Job Details
- Schedule: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekends are required, including every third Friday and Saturday and a scheduled Sunday every three weeks.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); minimum of 3 years of obstetric experience; active license required for submission.
- Preferred Qualifications: Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring certification; Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) certification.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care during labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and newborn care phases.
- Two nurses must be present in the facility at all times; the position will not work alone.
- The position fills scheduled open shifts and is not assigned to the call schedule.
- Floating to another department for a patient assignment is not expected.
- Electronic medical record and electronic fetal monitoring systems are used.
- Department-specific training is based on the nurse’s experience and expertise.
- Orientation is scheduled Monday through Friday during the first week and Monday through Tuesday during the second week, with mandatory attendance for all seven orientation days.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
