Experience
- Minimum 2 years Labor and Delivery (L&D) experience required
- Expert experience in performing sterile vaginal exams independently without supervision required
- Required to float to Mother Baby unit
License & Certification Required
- Registered Nurse (RN) License
- ACLS
- AWHONN Advanced
- BLS
- NRP
Skills Required
- Administration of blood & blood products
- Sterile vaginal exam
- Triage of obstetrical patients
- Use of External Fetal Monitoring (EFM)
- Labor & Delivery
- Pitocin (oxytocin) administration
- Epidural Anesthesia
- Cervical Cerclage
- Vaginal Delivery
- Cesarean Section management
- Newborn assessment
- Foley catheter insertion/management
- Pain assessment & management
- General Anesthesia
- Isolation Precautions/PPE
- Magnesium Sulfate therapy
- Recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
Desired Skills
- Experience with antepartum and high-risk antepartum care
- Support for breastfeeding/lactation
- Nice-to-have experience with multiple births