Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum

Lambstaffing; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

Lambstaffing seeks a registered nurse for Labor & Delivery/Postpartum in Shelby, NC. The role involves caring for laboring patients, newborns, and post-partum care, with access to hospital resources and 24/7 support from the team. Emphasis on teamwork and patient-centered care.

Travel experience is required; shift patterns include 7a-7p and 7p-7a, with 6-week scheduling cycles and 75% holiday coverage. Epic EMR and 24/7 support systems are in place to ensure quality care.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Labor and Delivery
• Experience working LDRP setting
• Must have BLS, ACLS, EFM, NRP certifications
• Prior travel experience required

Skills

Labor and Delivery

LDRP care

Travel nursing

Education

RN license

Tools

Epic EMR

IV/Med administration

Fetal monitoring

Job description

RN - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum

About Facility

• 201 E. Grover St, Shelby NC 28150


• 241 licensed beds


• Level 3 Trauma


• Teaching hospital: No


• Certified Chest Pain Center


• Stroke Center

Unit Information

• Beds: 8 labor rooms, 3 triage rooms, 1 OR suite and 1 PACU


• 4 to 6 patients on average/day


• Experience: 2+ years in Labor and Delivery – ability to work LDRP


• Prior travel experience required

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses

• Labor/Delivery/Postpartum/Newborn care

Patient Ratios

• RN: Use AWHONN Staffing Guidelines


• 1:2 Inactive labor; 1:1 Active Labor; 1:3-4 Couplets


• CST: 1 per shift

Required Licensure & Certifications

• BLS, ACLS, EFM, NRP

Skills required

• Labor and Delivery Nurse skills - labor management, circulate cesarean sections, Pre-op, PACU, triage, resuscitation of newborns, Pitocin management, epidural management


• Ability and willingness to work LDRP setting

Support within the Department

• Charge nurse, 24/7


• Phlebotomy: Yes, for peripheral blood draws


• IV/VAT team: None


• Resource nurse: When available


• RT 24/7: Yes, within hospital


• Hospitalist 24/7: Yes, for newborn care


• Telemetry monitor tech: Fetal Monitoring

Technology/Equipment

• EMR: Epic


• IV Pump: Alaris


• Med dispensing: Omnicell


• Monitors: Fetal Monitor, Philips Monitor for Newborn


• Unit specific equipment: Scales, Ultrasound, Ambulation assist device

Floating

• Within region and scope of practice


• Will be required to float per region needs – will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice – DECLINE if not agreeable


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  • Region 3 - Cleveland, Kings Mtn, Lincoln, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH)
  
  
  • If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)
  
  
  
  

Orientation (facility and unit)

• NEO


• 2 days departmental

Scheduling

• Weekend rotation: every other weekend


• Call: Possibility of low census call. Can be called back up to 3a for Nights and up to 3p for Days


• Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays


• RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays – must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours


• Shift times: 7a-7p and 7p-7a


• Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

Other notes

• Scrub Color: Green, hospital issued


• Parking: Free


• Unit Culture: Teamwork

Active state medical laboratory license + ASCP credential; minimum 1 year of recent experience in the specialty; , ACLS required for clinical roles; references upon request