Job Summary
Labor and Delivery Department — This position provides nursing care for laboring, antepartum, and postpartum patients in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include supporting deliveries, circulating cesarean sections, caring for patients requiring magnesium therapy, and promoting evidence-based, family-centered newborn care.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) intermediate Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring (EFM) competency, an active license eligible for submission, and at least 2 years of labor and delivery nursing experience.
- Schedule: Day shifts consisting of 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekend and holiday shifts may be required.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: Clinical responsibilities include circulating cesarean sections, caring for antepartum patients, supporting patients receiving magnesium therapy, maintaining strong intravenous skills, and participating in deliveries requiring specialized newborn support. The position includes rotation to postpartum, adherence to family-centered newborn care and golden-hour practices, hourly rounding, bedside reporting, required documentation, and use of evidence-based clinical algorithms. Nurses are expected to support patient education and mentor newer nursing staff.
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
