Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30) | Short-Term Acute Care Facility

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to Labor and Delivery patients, including antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum populations
• Perform and interpret External and Internal Fetal Monitoring (EFM/IFM), recognize and respond to abnormal fetal heart rate patterns, and manage IUPC placement and calibration
• Administer medications including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, antihypertensives, insulin drips, prostaglandins, terbutaline, and opioids; administer blood and blood products as ordered
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, cesarean section recovery, high-risk deliveries, forceps/vacuum extractions, and VBAC management
• Perform newborn assessments including APGAR scoring, neonatal resuscitation, newborn hypoglycemia management, thermoregulation, and infant identification and security banding
• May float to provide OB-specific care alongside a primary RN at an affiliate emergency department; does not take primary assignment during float

Required Qualifications

• Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license, must be in hand prior to start date
• Minimum of 18 months of Labor and Delivery RN experience; prior L&D travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS, NRP, and AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certifications required
• Proficiency with Cerner electronic health record system
• Must be willing and able to float within the facility or to an affiliate location as required
• Must be available to work 2 out of 3 major holidays; Indiana residents are not eligible for this position

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in high-volume Labor and Delivery settings (200–300 births per month)
• Familiarity with complex OB conditions including pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, placenta previa/abruptio, malpresentations, multiple gestation, preterm labor, and uterine rupture
• Experience with couplet care, postpartum hemorrhage management, and pregnancy-induced hypertension

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity, high-volume Labor and Delivery unit with access to charge pay incentives
• Free on-site parking available at the facility