What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Obstetrics Labor and Delivery PRN Nights position at Magnet Medical?
Job Title: Travel Nurse RN Labor and Delivery Med Surg
Location: Memphis, Missouri
Duration: 13 weeks (36 hours per week)
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel
The Registered Nurse (RN) in Labor and Delivery (L&D) is responsible for providing comprehensive care to women during labor, delivery, and the immediate postpartum period.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pre-Labor and Admission Assessment: Assess and monitor the health of pregnant women at various stages of labor, including gathering health histories, vital signs, and physical assessments.
- Labor Support and Monitoring: Monitor the progress of labor through regular assessment of contraction patterns, cervical dilation, fetal heart rate, and maternal vital signs.
- Assisting with Delivery: Assist obstetricians or midwives during vaginal deliveries, including providing instrumentation assistance, suctioning, and other necessary actions during the birth.
- Postpartum Care: Monitor the health and recovery of both the mother and the newborn in the immediate postpartum period, including assessing vital signs, bleeding, and uterine tone.
Requirements:
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 04/28/2025
The RN in this specialty is skilled in managing both routine and high-risk pregnancies, monitoring fetal and maternal well-being, and assisting with deliveries. The L&D nurse collaborates with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, compassionate, and effective care to both mothers and newborns.
