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Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Advocate Health · West Allis, WI

Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Behavioral

Tell me about a time you had a postpartum hemorrhage on your unit. What did you do first and how did the team respond?

hands-on experience with a high-acuity L&D emergency and whether they can describe their specific role versus the team's

Tell me about a delivery that didn't go as planned, maybe a shoulder dystocia or an unexpected NICU transfer. What was your part in that response?

exposure to obstetric emergencies and composure when a birth turns complicated

Describe a time you had to give a difficult update to a family, maybe about fetal demise or a NICU admission.

emotional resilience and communication skill in the hardest moments of the job

What's your approach to supporting a new grad or float nurse paired with you on a busy night?

whether an experienced hire will mentor rather than just individually perform, since the posting seeks experienced women's health RNs

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's plan of care for a laboring patient. What did you do?

ability to advocate through the chain of command while maintaining a working relationship

Technical

Walk me through how you'd manage a laboring patient whose fetal heart tracing suddenly turns category II with minimal variability and late decelerations.

whether the candidate can recognize non-reassuring fetal status and knows the escalation steps, not just terminology

How do you interpret and document a fetal monitor strip, and what would make you call the provider immediately versus continue watching?

depth of clinical judgment around EFM interpretation and threshold for escalation

What's your experience with induction protocols, like Pitocin titration and cervical ripening agents?

comfort managing common but high-stakes medication protocols specific to L&D

What's your experience with epidural management, cesarean section prep, and recovery care in the same shift?

breadth of skill across the full labor-to-delivery-to-recovery continuum this unit expects

Situational

You're covering two laboring patients and one starts pushing while the other's epidural pump is alarming. How do you prioritize?

triage instinct under real-time competing demands typical of a busy L&D floor

A patient in labor tells you she doesn't want an intervention her provider is recommending. How do you handle that conversation?

advocacy skills and ability to navigate patient autonomy against clinical recommendations

How do you handle report and handoff at a shift change on a unit running 12-hour nights, especially if you're leaving a patient mid-labor?

reliability of handoff communication, which matters a lot on 1900-0730 shifts

How do you keep yourself and your patients safe when the unit is short-staffed on a weekend shift?

realistic judgment about safe staffing tradeoffs given the every-third-weekend schedule

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Department: 35006 Aurora West Allis Medical Center - Labor and Delivery: Aurora Womens Pavilion I/P Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 36 Schedule Details/Additional Information: 3 12's, 1900-0730, every 3rd weekend, holiday rotation Experienced RN's in Women's Health Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30 Responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion and skilled communication, leads efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum. Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more • Paid Time Off programs • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs • Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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