Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

• Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Location

• Ruidoso, NM

Schedule / Job Type

• Full-time, Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, working 3 shifts per week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care across various departments and locations within a 20-mile radius.
• Assess triage patients over 20 weeks gestation using obstetric triage acuity tools.
• Evaluate and monitor patients during labor, including fetal assessments and management of labor progression.
• Prepare expectant mothers for delivery, administer medications, and assist during cesarean and emergency deliveries.
• Conduct postpartum and newborn assessments, including medication administration, assisting with procedures (e.g., circumcisions, laboratory draws), and newborn stabilization.
• Respond to critical situations, ensuring patient stabilization and transfer to higher levels of care if needed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of current nursing experience in labor and delivery or obstetric care.
• Valid nursing license for the State of New Mexico or a Compact State.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Health and Safety.
• NRP certification.
• AWHONN Intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring certification.
• Ability to pass BCA testing during the first week of assignment.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• EPIC electronic health record system experience (training provided if needed).

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment providing critical maternity care in a scenic setting.
• Gain valuable experience across a range of obstetric and neonatal responsibilities.