Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Kansas City, MO

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Onsite | Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | 13-Week Assignment

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care within an LDRP model including triage, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patient assignments
• Circulate and assist with vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections, including scrubbing and recovery
• Administer and monitor medications including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, antihypertensives, prostaglandins, and terbutaline
• Perform fetal monitoring including external and internal fetal monitoring, IUPC placement, and recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• Provide full couplet care including newborn assessment, breastfeeding support, phototherapy, and discharge teaching
• Participate in on-call requirements, weekend rotation, and holiday shift assignments as needed; float between departments, units, and facilities within scope as required

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license; must hold both Kansas and Missouri licensure or a compact license at time of submission
• Minimum of 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience; no first-time travelers accepted
• Required certifications: BLS, Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Proficiency in IV therapy and phlebotomy including administration of blood products, peripheral IV insertion, and infusion pump management
• Experience with full LDRP scope: antepartum care, intrapartum management, postpartum care, couplet care, and post-operative gynecology
• Epic EMR proficiency required; completion of pre-start Epic training modules required prior to start date

Preferred Experience / Skills

• AWHONN Advanced or AWHONN Intermediate certification preferred
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Experience assisting with high-risk deliveries, cervical cerclage, neonatal resuscitation, and use of rapid response teams
• Familiarity with anticoagulant and anticonvulsant administration in the obstetric setting

Why Join Us

• Work within a well-established LDRP unit at an acute care hospital offering a broad scope of obstetric and gynecological procedures
• Complimentary on-site parking provided