Labor & Delivery

Labor & Delivery Nurse

Location: Atlantic, IA

Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, days; every third weekend

Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed Hours: 36/week

About the Role

Join the obstetrics team at the facility, where you'll provide direct care to laboring patients across labor & delivery, postpartum, and recovery. You'll monitor maternal and fetal status, manage labor progression, and support vaginal and cesarean deliveries. When census is low, you may float to the medical-surgical floor.

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
• Manage high-risk OB conditions including preeclampsia, hemorrhage, and fetal distress with emergency interventions
• Assist with vaginal deliveries and provide circulating support for cesarean sections
• Deliver immediate newborn resuscitation and care as needed
• Educate patients and families on labor progress, pain management, and postpartum expectations
• Collaborate with OB physicians, midwives, anesthesia, and NICU teams
• Document accurately in the medical record

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (or compact license)
• BLS, ACLS, and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• 1+ years of L&D nursing experience
• Experience with fetal monitoring, high-risk obstetrics, and vaginal/cesarean deliveries
• BSN preferred; ADN accepted per facility policy
• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring certification preferred