RN - L&D

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Labor and Delivery

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12-Hour Nights

Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience required

License: Active RN license required

Certifications:

BLSAWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal MonitoringNRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Must-Have:

Minimum of 1 year of LDRP experience within the last 3 years

Comfortable caring for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients

Triage experience

Comfortable circulating and recovering C-sections

Prefer prior travel experience

Description:

Unit has 12 Labor and Delivery Beds.

One C-section room available.

Approximately 300 births occur each year.

Follows AWHONN guidelines for ratios: 1:1 for labor patients, and 1:2-3 for couplets.

RNs are required to titrate drips, including Pitocin and Magnesium.

Scheduling made by leadership for 6 weeks at a time.

Travelers are expected to be flexible and assist in filling gaps in permanent scheduling.

All time-off requests need to be submitted prior to starting the assignment.

Weekends require 6-9 shifts in a 6-week schedule.

May be asked to participate in holiday rotations.

Rare call or standby requirement for low census.

Floating may occur only if there is an extreme need.

Provided scrub color is blue hospital scrubs.

Additional orientation will be provided for overflow mastectomy patients.

Typically, these patients have an overnight stay and then go home the next day.

Cancellation policy allows the hospital to cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment.

Charting system utilized is Epic.

BSN is not required.

Trauma level is 3.Care setting is acute.

Division is nursing.

Shift notes indicate nights with weekend requirements.

Required certifications must be current before assignment begins.