What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Labor and Delivery RN position at Magnet Medical?
Job Title: Travel Nurse RN Labor and Delivery
Specialty: Labor and Delivery
Discipline: Registered Nurse (RN)
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Hours per week: 36
Employment Type: Travel Nursing
Responsibilities:
- Assess and monitor the health of pregnant women at various stages of labor, including gathering health histories, vital signs, and physical assessments.
- Monitor the progress of labor through regular assessment of contraction patterns, cervical dilation, fetal heart rate, and maternal vital signs.
- Administer medications, including epidurals, Pitocin, and pain relief options, as prescribed, and monitor their effects.
- Provide continuous emotional support and pain management throughout the labor process, using comfort measures, including positioning, breathing techniques, and offering encouragement.
- Assist obstetricians or midwives during vaginal deliveries, including providing instrumentation assistance, suctioning, and other necessary actions during the birth.
- Participate in cesarean section procedures by ensuring the sterile field, assisting with the delivery process, and providing immediate newborn care after birth.
- 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.
- Document all assessments, interventions, medications, and patient progress accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) to maintain compliance with hospital policies and legal standards.
