Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery

The Good Life Med Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Ellsworth, Maine.

• Specialty:
  Labor and Delivery
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

● Address: 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605

● Hospital Beds: 64

● General Information

• Level III Nursery

• 200 births per year

• Beds: 4 Labor & 4 Postpartum

• Minimum experience? 2 years

• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes with at least 3 years L&D experience – decline otherwise

● Patient Types:

• Low risk; all high risk are patients are transferred out for labor and delivery,

• LDRP – meaning the patient will stay on this unit for Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum/Couplet care. Traveler must be comfortable with all phases as well as care of well babies – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this

• Post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, feeders/growers

• They also get MSU surgical patient overflows. Low acuity patients there for IV Antibiotics, swing bed or rehab. No infectious patients, no telemetry monitoring – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this – average ratio with Med/Surg patients would be 1:2-3 patients

• They have a low volume of deliveries, averaging 200/year.

• Rooming in model – there is no dedicated Nursery/Nursery RN – RN will care for babies as well

● Patient Ratios:

• Based on AWHONN guidelines
▪ 1:2 Laboring
▪ 1:1 Active Labor
▪ 1:3-4 Couplets
▪ 1:2-3 Med Surg

● Required

Certifications:

• BLS

• ACLS

• NRP

• Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring

• STABLE – must complete within 30 days of start

●

Skills required:

• This is an LDRP - Traveler must have experience with all phases of Labor and Postpartum care, as well as care of well babies

• Shoulder dystocia, Epidural management, nitrous as requested, intrathecal spinal analgesia, will go into C-sections only to catch babies and provide neonatal care – will not be required to circulate C-sections at this time,

• Care of the newborn to include: VS, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, bilirubin babies, NAS babies

● Support on the Unit:

• Unit is staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight, 3 nurses at times.

• CNA: none

• HUC: available 4 days per week

• Midwife will do most of the care

• OB is available if needed (will need to call)

• Charge nurse

• Phlebotomy

• RT 24/7

• Hospitalist 24/7

● Charting System:
Cerner

● Floating:
If yes, where?

• MS or ED to task only (no patient assignment taken)

● Orientation: (facility and unit)

• General hospital orientation

• 1 shift on unit

● Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation:
Every other

• Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call

• Holiday Expectations:
Every other

• Approval of time off? Seek manager approval, Kim Mc Geoghegan

● Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?

• Scrub Color:
Any color, must be professional; procedural scrubs provided for OR only

• Free Parking? Yes

The Good Life Med Staff Job  # . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:

L&D/OB,19:00:00-07:00:00

We are a Travel Nursing Agency, connecting compassionate caregivers, who love adventure, with amazing opportunities. We want to bring you to The Good Life! Connecting, Caring, and Competing for the best opportunities to help you reach your goals!

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus