L&D

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week

Location: Austin, TX

About the Role

The facility's Labor & Delivery unit is a high-volume perinatal service delivering over 500 babies per month. You'll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment managing laboring patients from admission through delivery and immediate postpartum care. The unit includes labor/delivery/recovery suites, dedicated cesarean operating rooms, , mother-baby couplet rooms, and antepartum monitoring areas. In-house attending OB coverage, anesthesia, and NICU support are available 24/7.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor maternal and fetal status; assess and interpret fetal heart rate patterns and uterine contractions
• Provide direct care to laboring patients, including medication administration (induction/augmentation agents, epidural support)
• Assist with vaginal deliveries and provide circulating support for cesarean sections
• Manage high-risk OB conditions (preeclampsia, hemorrhage, fetal distress) with emergency interventions
• Provide immediate newborn resuscitation and care
• Educate patients and families on labor progress, pain management, and postpartum expectations
• Collaborate with OB physicians, midwives, anesthesia, and NICU teams
• Document care accurately in the facility's electronic health record

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (Texas or compact)
• BLS, ACLS, and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certifications
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification
• 2+ years of Labor & Delivery/perinatal experience in a high-volume setting
• Associate's degree in Nursing (minimum)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• 3–5 years of perinatal experience
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification
• S.T.A.B.L.E Program certification