Registered Nurse-L, RN. Labor & Delivery, Nights
Keene, New Hampshire
L&D · Postpartum · Gynecological · Med surg
Sign-on bonusPosted Jul 23
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Unit
- L&D
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Orientation
- 8-week orientation
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the NH staff range
- Sign-on bonus
- $10,000
NH staff postings that state pay run $31/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $52/hr, across 75 postings.
About this role
May be Eligible for up to a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus. WACHU is often the most joyous unit of Cheshire Medical Center, 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 has its own negative pressure room.
You gain experience in everything from labor and delivery to postpartum mothers and babies and gynecological patients. The WACHU is baby-friendly. You will provide nursing care to patients from infancy through the adult lifespan.
12-hour shifts on a four-week schedule, with every other weekend off. Orientation and training is 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.
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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 required (may be obtained after hire)
- NACOG certification desirable
- 12 hour shift
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Benefits eligible on Day One
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short and long term disability insurance
- Paid time off
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 · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
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 · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
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