LDRP

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery/LDRP

Location: Lexington, KY

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM (3x12 nights)

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Start Date: October 5, 2026

About the Role

You'll provide comprehensive nursing care across the full continuum of labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care in an LDRP (Labor/Delivery/Recovery/Postpartum) setting. This role emphasizes continuity—you'll remain with the same patient and family throughout their hospital stay, providing evidence-based care grounded in professional nursing practice and a patient-centered healing philosophy.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and interpret fetal heart rate monitoring and uterine contraction patterns; escalate concerns promptly
• Administer labor induction/augmentation medications and provide epidural support per physician orders
• Assist with vaginal deliveries and manage immediate postpartum and post-cesarean recovery
• Perform comprehensive maternal and newborn assessments as part of couplet care
• Manage high-risk OB and postpartum conditions with appropriate interventions
• Support mothers on breastfeeding, infant care, and family bonding
• Collaborate with OB physicians, midwives, anesthesia, and pediatric team on individualized care plans
• Document labor, delivery, and postpartum care accurately in the EMR
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in care delivery

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted RN license in Kentucky (or compact license as applicable)
• ADN or ASN; BSN preferred
• BLS, ACLS, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• 1+ year of L&D/LDRP experience
• Experience with fetal monitoring, deliveries, and postpartum/couplet care

Preferred Qualifications

• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring certification
• Previous nursing experience in obstetrics

Strong communication, clinical autonomy within scope of practice, and a commitment to evidence-based care are essential.