L&D

Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

Location: Dallas, TX

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM (three 12-hour night shifts per week)

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week

About the Role

The facility is seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN to join a high-risk obstetrical unit. You'll provide direct bedside care to laboring patients, manage complex maternal and fetal conditions, and support vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor maternal and fetal status; interpret fetal heart rate patterns and uterine contractions
• Manage high-risk OB conditions including preeclampsia, hemorrhage, and fetal distress
• Assist with vaginal deliveries and provide circulating support for C-sections
• Administer labor induction/augmentation medications and epidural support per physician orders
• Provide immediate newborn resuscitation and care as needed
• Educate patients and families on labor progress and pain management options
• Collaborate with OB physicians, midwives, anesthesia, and NICU teams
• Document care accurately in the facility's electronic health record system

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (state or compact)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• Minimum 2 years of high-risk labor and delivery experience
• Bedside competency in fetal monitoring, vaginal and cesarean deliveries
• Ability to circulate C-sections

Preferred Qualifications

• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring certification
• BSN degree

Additional Information

• Weekend and rotating shift work required
• Float to antepartum unit as needed
• Patient ratios: 2:1 and 3:1
• Professional appearance standards: clean nails (no artificial/gel), neat hair pulled back if shoulder length or longer, covered tattoos, and no visible piercings except ears