Labor & Delivery
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Position Overview
The facility seeks an experienced Labor and Delivery Nurse for a 13-week contract assignment. You'll work nights (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) in a high-volume perinatal service delivering comprehensive care across labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum settings.
About the Unit
This is a fast-paced maternal services unit managing over 500 deliveries monthly. You'll care for low-risk through high-risk obstetric patients in a setting with 24-hour in-house attending OB, anesthesia, and NICU coverage. The unit includes labor and delivery suites, , postpartum couplet care, and monitored antepartum services. A perinatal transport program is also available.
What You'll Do
- Provide comprehensive care during labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum periods
- Perform fetal monitoring and respond to changes in maternal-fetal status
- Support vaginal and cesarean deliveries
- Manage and antepartum monitoring
- Collaborate with OB, anesthesia, and NICU teams
- Educate patients and families
Required Qualifications
- Texas RN license
- Minimum 2 years Labor and Delivery/Perinatal experience in a high-volume setting
- BLS Provider certification (AHA or American Red Cross)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
Preferred
- 3–5 years perinatal experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Program certification
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification
Contract Details
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week
- Start Date: September 27, 2026