RN - Maternal Child Health Per Diem - Day, Evening and Night Shifts
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
The service line covers labor and delivery, postpartum, antepartum, pediatrics, NICU and PICU. Which of these is your strongest, and what does your last 18 months look like?
What they are checking: Whether their recent inpatient experience meets the requirement and points to the right specialty.
Which per diem commitment level are you looking at, and how will you keep it across a six-week schedule?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the per diem levels and can be counted on to meet the hours they choose.
Tell me about a time a family member disagreed with the care plan for a mother or child. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Ability to involve families respectfully while keeping patient safety first.
Tell me about a time you supported a family through a loss or a very sick baby.
What they are checking: Emotional skill in the hardest moments of maternal child care and how they cope afterward.
Which shifts and locations would you prefer, and how flexible can you be?
What they are checking: Whether their availability fits the system's needs for a per diem role.
What would you do
As a per diem nurse you might work at Elmhurst one week and Highland Park the next. How do you stay safe across different units?
What they are checking: Habits for orienting quickly and asking the right questions in unfamiliar settings.
About the work
In labor and delivery, a fetal monitor strip shows recurrent late decelerations. What do you do?
What they are checking: Recognition of fetal distress and knowing the intrauterine resuscitation steps before the provider arrives.
A postpartum mother's bleeding increases an hour after delivery. Walk me through your response.
What they are checking: Fast recognition and management of postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal harm.
How do you assess a sick child differently from an adult, and what early signs worry you most?
What they are checking: Whether they know that children compensate and then crash, so subtle early signs matter.
What does safe infant identification and security look like on a maternal child unit?
What they are checking: Awareness of infant security protocols, which are a serious safety and legal issue.
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