RN - Labor and Delivery (L&D)

Job Title: RN - Labor and Delivery (L&D)

Location: Anacortes, Washington

Department/Unit: Labor and Delivery / Postpartum / Mother-Baby Unit

Salary Range: $22 to $40 per hour

Shift: 12 Hour Nights

Number of Positions: 4

Job Description

Elitecare Medical Staffing is seeking four experienced and dedicated Registered Nurses (RNs) for the Labor and Delivery (L&D) unit in Anacortes, Washington. This role is essential for providing high-quality care to mothers and newborns throughout the labor, delivery, and postpartum processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients during labor and delivery, adhering to AWHONN guidelines for nurse-patient ratios.
• Assist in triage within the L&D unit, utilizing one of the L&D rooms as a triage area.
• Monitor and assess maternal and fetal health throughout the labor process.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for laboring mothers and newborns.
• Administer medications and titrate drips as necessary, including Pitocin, Magnesium, insulin, and TXA.
• Educate patients and families about the labor process, postpartum recovery, and newborn care.
• Stabilize newborns when necessary and manage care for term and late preterm infants in the nursery.
• Document all patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR).
  
  

Unit Details

• L&D Beds: 4 (separate from postpartum beds)
• Postpartum Beds: 4
• Births per Day: 0-4; approximately 40-50 per month.
  
  

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington.
• Required Certifications:
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Preferred: AWHONN EFM (Intermediate or Advanced), ACLS
• Minimum of [insert years] years of experience in labor and delivery, recovery, postpartum, and newborn stabilization preferred.
• Ability to read telemetry strips; GE monitors for EFM System used.
• Experience as a charge nurse is preferred.
  
  

Additional Information

• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge nurse may take assignments ideally out of staffing.
• Respiratory Therapy Equipment: Neopuff, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen available.
• On-call Availability: OB/Neonatologist and anesthesia are on call 24/7; pediatric services also available on call.
  
  

If you are passionate about providing exceptional maternity care and are looking for an opportunity to grow in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply!

Skills: maternal and fetal health monitoring,rnp,telemetry monitoring,labor and delivery,neonatal resuscitation program (nrp),collaboration with healthcare teams,basic life support (bls),awhonn efm (intermediate or advanced),acls,medication administration,registered nurse (rn),advanced cardiac life support (acls),patient education,nrp,electronic medical record (emr) documentation,telemetry strip reading