FT OB/Nursery RN (Nights)
Bastrop, Louisiana
- Eligibility
- L&DNeonatalMaternal Care
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
Posted Jul 23
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the LA staff range
LA staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $47/hr, the middle half $28/hr to $41/hr, across 81 postings.
About this role
REGISTERED NURSE OB/Nursery. POSITION: RN. DEPARTMENT: OB/Nursery.
STATUS: FULL-TIME. HOURS: 7:00 PM-7:00 AM-(Nights). The OB/Nursery RN will perform the primary functions of a registered nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients in the department.
Responsible for antepartum, intrapartum, post-partum, and newborn care. Responsible for promoting teamwork with physicians and personnel of other departments. Participates in performance improvement activities.
Supervisory responsibilities include managing assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment and overseeing daily workflow. Duties include head-to-toe assessment on all patients including neonates, neonate assessment at delivery and resuscitation per NRP guidelines, medication administration, individualized care planning, fetal monitoring, assisting physician with procedures in labor/delivery/postpartum/newborn nursery, documentation, psychosocial support, HIPAA compliance, and departmental/hospital policy adherence.
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Requirements
- RN
- Completion of RN program from an accredited college
- BCLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- NRP Certification
- Successful completion of Fetal Monitoring and Breastfeeding Courses
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- Previous Labor and Delivery experience preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Computer skills
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Health savings account
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- Flexible spending account
- Employee assistance program
Place
- City
- Bastrop, Louisiana
- Median rent
- $839/mo
- Local household income
- $32,605/yr
- State price level
- 12% below the national average
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 39
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Louisiana index 88.2, where 100 is the national average.
Bastrop is a small northeast Louisiana town near the Arkansas border, offering a quiet, close-knit community with a relaxed Southern pace of life. It's an appealing spot for nurses seeking affordable small-town living and a slower commute.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Workplace: MOREHOUSE GENERAL HOSPITAL.
On your path
Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?