Registered Nurse - LDRP (Labor & Delivery and Recovery & Postpartum)

Overview

Shift: PRN, nights

Part and Full-time roles are eligible for a $30,000 sign-on bonus — apply today to learn more!

Are you an upcoming nurse graduate or recent nurse graduate? Please apply through our pipeline requisition here: https://iuhealth.org/ApplyRN. This pipeline requisition allows the IU Health Talent Acquisition team to pair upcoming & recent nurse graduates with the best opportunities available to them based on their unique skillset and interests. Thanks for your interest in joining the team!

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals.

At IU Health, you will learn and develop your career in significant ways, advancing healthcare and delivering the highest level of patient care. Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed by a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can develop clinical expertise, explore diverse career opportunities, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today.

Labor & Delivery Skills:

Low‑risk labor assessment and management
Fetal monitoring (intermittent auscultation and basic EFM interpretation)
Sterile vaginal exams
Labor support techniques (positioning, coping, hydrotherapy, etc.)
Identifying early signs of labor complications and initiating provider notification
Assisting with inductions and augmentations (e.g., Foley balloon, Cytotec, low-dose Pitocin protocols)
Assisting with spontaneous vaginal deliveries
Immediate postpartum recovery for birthing parents
Grief support and bereavement care when needed.

Postpartum:

Focused postpartum assessments: fundus, lochia, pain, perineum, bladder, vitals
Postpartum hemorrhage recognition and first-line interventions
Breastfeeding support and safe formula feeding education
Management of common postpartum needs (pain control, mobility, peri-care)
Post-operative cesarean section care.
Maternal mental health screening (e.g., EPDS)

Newborn Nursery:

Comprehensive newborn assessments
Routine newborn care: meds (Vitamin K, Hep B, erythromycin), baths, weights
Thermoregulation and blood sugar monitoring
Feeding support for breastfeeding and formula-fed infants
Jaundice screening
Newborn screening coordination (CCHD, hearing, heelstick)
Safe sleep education for families
Stabilization of late preterm or borderline infants before transfer if needed

Emergency Management Skills

Neonatal stabilization prior to transport (NRP-level skills)
Maternal emergency stabilization (PE, eclampsia, hemorrhage, sepsis)
Shoulder dystocia support and documentation
Initial response to OB traumas before transfer
Participation in mock codes and drills (PPH, neonatal resuscitation, maternal code)

Cross Training & General

Caring for antepartum patients for short-term observation.
Managing a mix of labor, postpartum, and newborn patients following AWHONN Safe Staffing Guidelines.
Crosstrain to Medical Surgical Unit

Unit Successes/Designations/National recognition:

IU Health Paoli has been recognized by ANCC as a Pathway to Excellence Hospital through 2029. We were re-designated in July 2025.
US News and World Reports recognized our unit as a High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care and a Maternity Care Access Hospital

Unit Culture Highlights:

Team-work environment
Strong professional governance culture
Implementation and maintenance of IU Health Values

Qualifications

Requires 1 year RN experience.
Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
Other advanced Life Support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

A supportive and collaborative work environment that is patient centered.
Competitive benefits.
401(K) retirement savings with employer match.
Employer paid medical leave.
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan forgiveness – IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program.
Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck. The more you participate, the more you earn.

Our culture of compassion allows for a holistic delivery of care that is individualized based on our patients’ and their families’ needs. At IU Health, every team member is a caregiver. This care does not stop with our patients, it also extends to one another and our community through service projects, health initiatives and wellness education.

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