L&D

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Location: Asheville, NC

About the Role

Join the Antepartum High Risk Pregnancy Unit as a Labor & Delivery nurse. You'll provide direct care to laboring patients and those with high-risk obstetric conditions, managing both the emotional and clinical complexity of childbirth on the night shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor maternal and fetal status continuously; assess and interpret fetal heart rate patterns and uterine contractions
• Manage high-risk OB conditions including preeclampsia, hemorrhage, and fetal distress
• Administer labor induction/augmentation agents and provide epidural support per physician orders
• Assist with vaginal deliveries and provide circulating support for cesarean sections
• Perform immediate newborn care and resuscitation as needed
• Educate patients and families on labor progress, pain management, and postpartum care
• Collaborate with OB physicians, midwives, anesthesia, and NICU teams
• Document labor progress and interventions accurately in the EMR

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (state or compact)
• 2+ years of L&D experience with high-risk obstetric patients
• BLS, ACLS, and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification
• Competency in immediate newborn care

Preferred

• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring certification
• Circulating experience
• BSN

Additional Details

• Patient ratio: 1:3–4
• Float responsibilities include L&D, Mother/Baby, and NICU
• Scrubs provided
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• Weekends and on-call not required (available upon approval)