RN; Registered Nurse

Family Birth Center L&D RN

Unit Notes MUST HAVE 2 YEARS OF L&D CHARGE OR L&D NURSE MANAGER EXPERIENCE

Unit:
Family Birth Center. (L&D RP) - # beds: 19 PP, 12 L&D, 2 OR's, 1 PACU

Certifications:

BLS, ACLS, NRP, Adv-AWHONN

Ratios: 1 to 4 to 1 to 1. Follow CA ratios

EMR:
Cerner & Fetal Link for surveillance

Charge Nurse:
Clinical Supervisor 6/7 days & staff Team Lead. Nurse Manager M-F

Weekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule. Sat/Sun Days;
Fri/Sat Nights

Holidays:
Work in with the perm staff holiday rotation

Scrub Color:
Provided by the hospital

Tele:
No Tele. Use Phillips for FHM system

Vents:
No

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house:
Laborist (OB Dr in house 24/7)

IV Team:
No

RT 24/7:
Yes

Pharmacy 24/7:
Yes

Shifts:

645-715 for both days & nights

Floating:
Peds - would take same pts that they would take on PP (couplets). NICU - would only take feeders & growers if they had this experience in the past

Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts if they can circulate, otherwise 2 shifts. Circulating is not required & they have staff that can do this

Common diagnosis / Types of patients:
Transfer out if baby has known congenital defect that will require immediate surgery. They take low & high risk deliveries (Have a Level III NICU) Additional Notes:
Peak times are in July & October