Job Summary:
A Labor and Delivery Nurse (L&D) is needed for a facility in Waimea, Hawaii. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialized care to antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, high-risk, and laboring patients, as well as caring for observation and newborns in the nursery. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day of work. The position requires the ability to work any shift, preferably nights, with a minimum of 80 hours every two weeks.
Job Details:
- Location: Waimea, Hawaii
- Shift: Must work any shifts, preferably nights.
- Schedule: 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Valid Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), STABLE, and Fetal Monitoring certification. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years of labor and delivery experience, including couplet care.
- Responsibilities:
- Care for antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and high-risk patients (e.g., PIH, placenta abruption, prolapse cord, placenta previa, VBAC, GDM, PTL, PROM).
- Manage observation and non-stress test (NST) patients.
- Care for well babies, phototherapy, and special care nursery infants.
- Initiate adult and neonatal intravenous (IV) therapy, perform adult and neonatal accu checks, and conduct PKU on newborns.
- Provide neonatal resuscitation, APGAR scoring, bulb suctioning, and assist with circumcisions.
- Support anesthesia with intrathecal or epidural administrations, monitor patient with PCA pumps, attend cesarean sections, and care for babies postpartum.
- Manage IV fluids and medications, including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, and insulin drips.
- Monitor fetal heart rates and interpret findings, especially during labor with internal monitors and amnioinfusion procedures.
- Assist physicians with external cephalic version (ECV).
- Additional Information:
- Experience in adult and neonatal intensive care is preferred.
- Must be able to start on the set date of 06/29/2026 and adhere to all facility policies and shift requirements.
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
