Job Summary
Labor and Delivery nursing position supporting high-acuity obstetric care on night shifts. The role provides care for laboring, antepartum, postpartum, and high-risk obstetric patients while supporting vaginal deliveries, cesarean births, triage, fetal monitoring, and recovery of birthing patients and newborns. Charge nurse responsibilities may apply for Assistant Nurse Manager assignments.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and intermediate fetal heart monitoring through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); at least 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience; ability to manage high-risk obstetric patients; 3 years of nursing experience and solid charge nurse experience for Assistant Nurse Manager assignments.
- Preferred Qualifications: Five or more years of Labor and Delivery experience and previous travel nursing experience.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Responsibilities include labor management, delivery of high-risk obstetric patients, obstetric triage, operating room support during cesarean births, cervical examinations, interpretation of fetal monitoring strips, and receiving and recovering newborns as needed. Patient populations may include hypertension requiring magnesium administration, preterm labor, insulin infusions, epidurals, inductions, premature rupture of membranes, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage. Patient assignments follow Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines. Assistant Nurse Manager assignments may include serving as charge nurse, supporting obstetric emergency department patients, conducting staff rounding, educating staff, addressing conflicts, and supporting unit operations. Electronic medical record experience is required. Weekend rotation occurs every other weekend but may vary according to operational needs. No mandatory call requirement is specified.
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
