Registered Nurse Labor Delivery Recovery Postpardum (Nights) PRN

Decypher • Fort Belvoir, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, patient-centered care for women and newborns in labor, delivery, and postpartum settings, including monitoring, interventions, and education. The role requires flexibility to work across multiple military medical facilities while delivering high-quality clinical support, adhering to hospital policies, and maintaining accurate medical records. The position is at AAMMC in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

The nurse provides family- and patient-centered nursing care to infants and women of childbearing age and maintains accurate, current notes in electronic medical records. The position is PRN and provides night-shift coverage from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., with a minimum of four shifts per month, including weekends and holiday rotation.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university (ACEN or CCNE).
• One year of Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum or Labor & Delivery experience, with no more than 12 months since the last work assignment.
• Current unrestricted RN license in one of the 50 U.S. states and/or territories.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, including shifts of up to 12 hours.
• Ability to frequently lift and reposition patients up to 50 pounds, with assistance as needed.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and push and pull equipment.
• Sufficient strength, stamina, manual dexterity, vision, and hearing to provide patient care, respond to emergencies, and work effectively in a fast-paced LDRP environment.

Nice To Haves

• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider-Advanced (NRP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Monitor triage patients, including continuous fetal monitoring, checking for spontaneous rupture of membranes, labor checks, prolonged monitoring, ruling out pre-term labor, decreased fetal movement, and pre-eclampsia.
• Monitor patients with continuous fetal monitoring, vital signs, labor checks, and cervical examinations.
• Manage intravenous fluids, Pitocin, MgSO4, antibiotics, and blood products, and provide pain management.
• Monitor patients receiving continuous laboring epidurals or intravenous narcotics and provide emotional support.
• Assist providers with inductions, including cervical ripening, artificial rupture of membranes, and Pitocin.
• Assist providers with vaginal delivery procedures, including pushing, delivery, and recovery.
• Assist providers with operative vaginal delivery procedures using vacuum or forceps.
• Perform pre-operative preparation for C-sections, including shave-prep, Foley catheter, intravenous bolus, and emotional support.
• Perform procedures for the transition of normal newborns, including bathing, shots, assessment, and breastfeeding assistance.
• Stabilize high-risk patients for transport, including care involving MgSO4, dexamethasone, antibiotics, and emotional support.
• Provide patient and family teaching.
• Support C-section deliveries as the circulating nurse in the operating room and provide breastfeeding support and education.
• Provide family- and patient-centered nursing care to infants and women of childbearing age.
• Maintain accurate and current electronic medical record notes for all patients cared for.
• Work a minimum of four night shifts per month, including weekends and holiday rotation.

Benefits

• $79.00 per hour plus H&W.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree