Registered Nurse, RN. Labor & Delivery, Days
Keene, New Hampshire
L&D · Med surg · Peds · Neonatology
Sign-on bonusPosted Jul 23
- Shift
- 12-hour 12 hour
- Unit
- L&D
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour 12 hour
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Orientation
- 8-week orientation
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $8/hr below the median
- Sign-on bonus
- $7,500
The median for Medical-Surgical in New Hampshire is $47/hr, across 7 postings.
About this role
May be Eligible for up to a $7,500 Sign-On Bonus. WACHU, as it is known, is often the most joyous unit of Cheshire Medical Center. You will find it well-equipped for a small, community hospital, with four labor rooms, one operating room, and separate facilities for postpartum patients.
The unit offers hydrotherapy for pain management in labor, includes a nursery for infant testing or post-resuscitation care, and even has its own negative pressure room. In this unit, you gain experience in everything from labor and delivery to postpartum mothers and babies and gynecological patients. The WACHU is baby-friendly, although we care for a wide variety of patients and use a lot of skills.
Read the full posting
We have a wide range of experience levels on the unit, and we are a great team; we really work well together and care about each other. You will provide nursing care to patients from infancy through the adult lifespan, utilizing knowledge of age-related growth and development to individualize the nursing process in accordance with the nursing philosophy and objectives, the standards of care, and the standards of practice. You can expect to work 12-hour shifts on a four-week schedule, with every other weekend off.
Your orientation and training will be extensive, usually eight weeks in postpartum and 12 weeks in labor and delivery. Additional certifications available include Neonatal Resuscitation Program, STABLE, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, and NCC nursing certifications. Growth and advancement are encouraged through committee and meeting involvement, shared governance, practice improvement projects, and charge nurse training.
Qualifications
Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program. Previous medical-surgical RN experience required; Pediatric experience preferred. Current New Hampshire RN license required. Neonatal resuscitation is required but may be obtained after hire. NACOG certification desirable.
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Requirements
- Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program. Previous medical-surgical RN experience required; Pediatric experience preferred. Current New Hampshire RN license required. Neonatal resuscitation is required but may be obtained after hire. NACOG certification desirable.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $7,500
- Benefits eligible on day one
- RN loan repayment up to $20,000
- Tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 per year
- Earned time plan
- Extensive CEU/Training programs
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
Place
- City
- Keene, New Hampshire
- Median rent
- $1,342/mo
- Local household income
- $78,445/yr
- State price level
- 4% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New Hampshire index 104.2, where 100 is the national average.
Keene is a quintessential New England college town in the Monadnock Region, where historic Main Street meets nearby Mount Monadnock hiking trails. Home to Keene State College, it offers nurses a tight-knit community with four-season outdoor recreation and small-city charm.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a healthcare employer located in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The Clinical Nurse role involves utilizing the nursing process to deliver evidence-based care with an emphasis on safe patient passage and positive outcomes for the populations served. The Trauma/Ortho Unit…
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Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
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