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RN - L&D

Commonwealth Health

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 1

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Role

Term
Full Time
Accepts
RN

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Pay

Sign-on bonus
$21,000

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About this role

JOB LOCATION - Regional Hospital of Scranton - Nights - 21k Sign On Bonus

A Labor and Delivery (L&D) nurse is a registered nurse who provides specialized care to expectant mothers before, during and immediately after childbirth, as well as care for newborns.

Key duties include monitoring fetal heart rates, managing contractions, assisting physicians with deliveries or C-sections, and providing postpartum care.

  • Current license to practice professional nursing issued by the State of Pennsylvania
  • Current CPR
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (upon completion of orientation)
  • STABLE Program (within 6 months of hire)
  • Cardiac Advanced Life Support Program (within 6 months of hire)
  • Basic Arrhythmia Course (upon completion of orientation)

Fetal Monitoring Competency (upon completion of orientation)

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Requirements

  • Experience working with neonates
  • Prenatal care
  • Obstetric surgery assistance experience
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • CPR Certification
  • Labor & delivery
  • RN License
  • Hospital

Place

City
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Median rent
$1,048/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$50,739/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
6% below the national average

Scranton area index 93.6, where 100 is the national average.

Scranton sits in the rolling hills of northeastern Pennsylvania, offering nurses a small-city feel with easy access to the Pocono Mountains. Known for its rich coal-mining heritage and the Electric City nickname, it blends historic architecture with a down-to-earth community atmosphere.

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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.

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