Contract: 13 Weeks - Possible Extension to Long-Term Contract opportunity
Schedule:
Hours: 36 hrs/week
Schedule: 3 days/week
Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM (Night Shift)
Weekend: Every other weekend
On-Call: Required
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to Labor & Delivery and Postpartum patients
- Monitor maternal and fetal conditions throughout labor, delivery, and postpartum care
- Perform patient assessments and develop individualized nursing care plans
- Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and hospital protocols
- Provide patient and family education regarding labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, and newborn care
- Perform fetal monitoring and recognize changes requiring intervention
- Respond quickly and appropriately to obstetric emergencies
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, treatments, and outcomes
- Communicate patient information effectively with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care
- Supervise and delegate patient care activities as appropriate
- Maintain compliance with hospital policies, patient safety, and infection prevention standards
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Current Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) License
- Minimum 1–2 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursing experience
- Strong clinical assessment, critical-thinking, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced Labor & Delivery environment
Additional Requirements
- Must be cross-trained in Labor & Delivery and Postpartum
- Experience caring for Labor patients with approximately 1:2 or 1:1 ratios depending on acuity
- Postpartum experience with approximately 1:3–4 couplets
- High-risk obstetric or high-acuity experience preferred