RN - 19353762

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Rapid City, SD

14h

About The Position

The Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse provides care for pregnant patients across labor and delivery, antepartum, OB triage, postpartum, and newborn settings. The unit has 10 L&D beds, 4 OB ED triage beds, and 4 antepartum rooms, and manages patients with high-risk complications. The facility offers comprehensive maternal care, including a Level 3 NICU. Patient ratios are 1:3 for antepartum, 1:2 for inactive labor, 1:1 for active labor, and 1:3 couplets for postpartum/couplet care. Nurses must be prepared to work in Postpartum/Couplet care during the contract duration and to care for normal newborn nursery patients receiving Level I care. Experience with lower-acuity Level II NICU patients is preferred. The unit is supported by a unit secretary, a dedicated L&D scrub tech, charge nurse, VAT team as needed, 24/7 respiratory therapy, an OB physician team, and an anesthesia/CRNA team. The EMR is EPIC; IV pumps are Baxter and medication dispensing is through Omnicell. Orientation consists of four days with a preceptor: three days in L&D and one day in Postpartum. Shifts are 12 hours, with day and night scheduling options; candidates must be willing to work variable shifts, every other weekend, and holidays as needed. Time-off requests require managerial approval. Candidates may be expected to precept students. Cobalt blue scrubs are provided, and free on-site parking is available.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing education program approved by a Board of Nursing.
A Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Current BLS certification.
Current NRP certification.
At least 1 year of L&D nursing experience.
Ability to manage high-acuity labor patients.
Skills in IV starts, cervical checks, and phlebotomy.
Ability to manage magnesium sulfate, blood administration, and insulin.
Experience circulating C-sections and providing postpartum recovery care.
Willingness to work variable shifts, every other weekend, and holidays as needed.
Willingness to work in Postpartum/Couplet care during the contract duration.

Nice To Haves

Two years of L&D nursing experience is preferred, ideally in a Level 3 or higher unit.
ACLS certification.
Certification in inpatient obstetrics, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum.
Experience with lower-acuity Level II NICU patients.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care for high-risk labor patients and patients in antepartum, OB triage, labor and delivery, and postpartum/couplet care.
Manage active and inactive labor patients in accordance with unit patient ratios.
Perform IV starts, cervical checks, and phlebotomy.
Manage magnesium sulfate, blood administration, and insulin.
Circulate C-sections and provide postpartum recovery care.
Care for normal newborn nursery patients receiving Level I care.
Work in Postpartum/Couplet care during the contract duration.
Work variable 12-hour shifts, including every other weekend and holidays as needed.
May be expected to precept students.