Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
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Fairview Health Services
Minneapolis, MN, US
Summary
The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for labor and delivery patients. They coordinate care with the interdisciplinary health team and advocate for the family's birth plan.
Job Description
Job Overview
Why Work With Us?
Are you passionate about supporting the physical, emotional, and cultural needs of patients and their families during one of life’s most meaningful moments? We invite you to bring your expertise and compassion to our Labor and Delivery team at the Birthplace – a place where innovation meets heart.At the Birthplace, we care for a culturally diverse community, including families from across Minnesota needing advanced care due to high-risk pregnancies or fetal diagnoses. Our interdisciplinary model includes:
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OB Physicians
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Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists
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Family Practice Physicians
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Certified Nurse Midwives
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In-house Anesthesiologists
We proudly partner with the University of Minnesota to support nursing students and medical residents through clinical learning and observation. This collaboration enriches our environment with evidence-based practice and a strong culture of continuous professional development.
About Our Unit – Labor & Delivery
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14 Labor Rooms, 3 Triage Bays, 3 ORs, and 10 Pregnancy Special Care Rooms
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AWHONN-supported nurse-to-patient ratios
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Labor Support: Birthing balls, slings, tubs, ambulation, and student or personal doulas to promote low-intervention birth and reduce primary cesarean rates
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Pain Management Options: Epidurals, nitrous oxide, labor slings, and clinical aromatherapy
Position Details
The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient population(s). The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act. The RN coordinates care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate.
Responsibilities
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Day/Night Rotating Position| 60 hours per two-week pay period (0.75 FTE) | 12-hour shifts | Every third weekend
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Provide expert care to low- and high-risk pregnant patients
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Support antepartum and postpartum mothers and families
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Assess and document fetal monitoring
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Advocate for the family’s birth plan and participate in shared decision-making
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Collaborate as an engaged team member in our culture of safety and communication
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Advance your skills—after gaining labor experience, RNs are trained to circulate in the OR
- NRP and ACLS training provided.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 1 year Nursing experience in Labor and Delivery/Postpartum Experience/Acute Care Experience or Maternal Child Health
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Minnesota RN License
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BLS certification
Preferred Qualifications
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- NRP Certification
- ACLS Certification required within 6 months of hire.
Benefit Overview
Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/tcmnarn
Compensation Disclaimer
The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
EEO Statement
EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
Fairview Health Services is Minnesota’s choice for healthcare. We’re an industry-leading, award-winning, nonprofit offering a full network of healthcare services. Our broad network is designed to be ready for our patients’ every need, while delivering quality care with compassion.
Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies and benefit management services.
We’re built on a tradition of compassionate care. This is our home, and our patients are our neighbors. We’re here to heal, we’re here for you.
We are part of M Health Fairview, an expanded academic health system that represents a collaboration among the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services. The partnership combines the university’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine.
Together, we’re expanding access to world-class, patient-centered care through our 10 hospitals, 60 primary care clinics, specialty clinics, pharmacies, home care, hospice, and medical transportation service.
Fairview also operates the Ebenezer senior living communities and offers Employer Solutions such as EAP and pharmacy benefit management.
Search for jobs and apply at https://www.fairview.org/careers.
Founded
1917
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Minneapolis, MN