Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Job Summary: The Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, family-centered care to patients throughout labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum recovery. This role requires strong intrapartum clinical skills, the ability to respond quickly to obstetric emergencies, and experience in a hospital-based L&D setting. The RN collaborates closely with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, pediatric teams, and support staff to ensure safe, high-quality maternal and neonatal outcomes. This is a 36-hour/week, night shift (7:00 PM 7:30 AM) position.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to laboring patients, including assessments, fetal monitoring, and labor management.
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, obstetric emergencies, and support cesarean section preparation as needed.
• Monitor maternal fetal well-being and respond promptly to changes in clinical status.
• Administer medications, including those used in induction, augmentation, pain management, and emergency situations.
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately using EPIC (highly preferred).
• Collaborate with physicians, midwives, anesthesiologists, NICU teams, and other interdisciplinary staff.
• Provide emotional support and education to mothers, partners, and families throughout the perinatal process.
• Support postpartum recovery and newborn stabilization when indicated.
• Maintain a safe environment by adhering to hospital obstetric protocols, infection control, and fetal monitoring standards.
• Participate in patient teaching regarding labor expectations, breastfeeding, newborn care, and discharge instructions.
• Follow the standard 3 12 schedule for L&D staffing.
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of intrapartum/L&D experience in a hospital setting Required
• Minimum 2 years of overall RN experience Required
• Strong fetal monitoring interpretation and rapid-response skills
• EPIC EMR experience highly preferred
  
  

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Required

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Required
  
  

License: Active New York State Registered Nurse License Required