Location: Ontario, OR

Shift: Nights: 7:00PM-7:30AM, 36 hours, 13 week contract

Start date: ASAP

Job Description:

As a Labor and Delivery Nurse, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive nursing care to patients in the Labor and Delivery units. Your duties will encompass a broad spectrum of tasks to ensure high-quality patient care, safety, and satisfaction and provide care to a mother and her baby during pregnancy and after delivery. Key responsibilities include:

1. Patient Assessment and Care Responsibilities:
   
   
   
   • Provide general nursing care to labor and delivery patients
   
   
   
   
   
   • Assist physicians during surgical procedures. Ensure that patients are prepared for surgery
   
   
   
   
   
   • Maintain accurate medical records
   
   
   
   
   
   • Ensure that equipment, supplies, and environment are clean, safe, and comfortable
   
   
   
   
   
   • They monitor and support patients in the labor and delivery department, helping with every stage from the time expectant mothers are admitted until they’re discharged.
   
   
   
   
   
   • They also help new parents learn how to care for their babies and support their emotional needs in addition to their physical needs.
   
   
   
   
   
   • Take patient vital signs
   
   
   
   
   
   • Perform routine laboratory tests
   
   
   
   
   
   • Other assignments as needed
   
   
   
   





2. Education and Experience:
   
   
   
   • Associate or Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
   
   
   
   
   
   • Must have 1+ years of recent RN Labor and Delivery experience
   
   
   
   





3. Certifications:
   
   
   
   • Current and Valid State RN License required.
   
   
   
   
   
   • BLS and ACLS Certification required.
   
   
   
   
   
   • NRP and EFM Certification required
   
   
   
   
   
   • PALS certification preferred
   
   
   
   





4. Mandatory requirements:
   
   
   
   • Fully vaccinated for COVID-19
   
   
   
   

This position requires a compassionate, detail-oriented individual with excellent communication and critical thinking skills. You will need a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) and a valid state Registered Nurse (RN) license. Prior experience in a Labor and Delivery setting and additional certifications in Labor and Delivery nursing are highly desirable.