Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

Job Description

Express Healthcare Staffing of Nashville is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Dickson, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Labor and Delivery
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type : Travel

Registered Nurse – L&D

Unit Name : Women’s Services

Requirements :

Must have an active TN RN License or Compact RN License in good standing

Minimum 2 years of L&D experience

Certifications Required : BLS, NRP, Fetal Monitoring training

Must Have :

Labor and delivery experience including ability to labor and recover the mother, receive and transition the newborn including assessment

Experience with shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, and other OB emergencies preferred

Advanced Skills Needed :

Fetal monitoring education

Experience with inductions (Pitocin, Cervidil)

Procedures Performed on Unit :

C-sections

Circumcisions

Intra-uterine monitoring

Vacuum or forceps assisted deliveries

Unit Specifics :

Number of Beds : LDRP 9 beds, OBED 1 bed, NICU 4 beds, 1 OR suite

Patient Ratios :

1 : 1 active labors, inductions, C-sections

Couplet care 1 : 3

Newborns 1 : 1 until stable

NICU 1 : 3 intermediate care (2 NICU nurses must be present if any NICU patients)

Unit Staffing : No techs or unit secretaries

Equipment : CPN central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, PCA pumps

Documentation System : Meditech and CPN

Scheduling Requirements : FT 3 shifts / week, rotating weekends and holidays; PRNs to complete

Floating Policy : Regular staff float if not needed on unit; some staff cross-trained between LDRP & NICU

Patient Experience Requirements : Daily rounding on all patients, SAFETY rounding

Dress Code (Required) :

Pink and / or brown scrubs per infant security policy

Additional Information :

Unit has 6 seasoned RNs with ~30 years’ experience each; excellent preceptors

Several other nurses with 7–10 years of experience; highly competent team

Strong teamwork and supportive culture

Great opportunity to gain experience across labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal care

Express Healthcare Staffing of Nashville Job ID #HT53. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.