Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a high-risk Labor & Delivery position at an acute care teaching hospital, requiring Epic/Excellian proficiency and a MN RN license.

Job Details

• Work setting is an acute care teaching hospital with a Level 3 trauma designation and 317 staffed beds,

• Position is in the Labor & Delivery unit with a high-risk patient population,

• Patient ratio is 1:1,

• Facility performs 200-300 births per month,

• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM,

• Every other weekend is required,

• No on-call responsibilities,

• Floating is required within scope, including to the postpartum unit and potentially to nearby affiliate hospitals,

• Block scheduling is not available,

• Charting system is Epic (Excellian); experience is required,

• 16-week contract,

Job Requirements

• Active MN RN license required; pending license will be accepted,

• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery RN experience required,

• Required certifications: BLS and NRP,

• Preferred certifications: AWHONN Intermediate and Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM),

• Proficiency with Epic/Excellian EMR is required,

• Experience with high-risk antepartum and L&D procedures including C-sections, PPTLs, D&Cs, cerclage placement and removal, and waterbirth,

• Experience with fetal monitoring (internal and external), IUPC placement, spiral electrode placement, and recognition of abnormal FHR patterns,

• Experience managing high-risk conditions including pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, placenta previa/abruptio, VBAC, preterm labor, multiple gestation, and postpartum hemorrhage,

• Experience with magnesium sulfate therapy, Pitocin, antihypertensives, and prostaglandins,

• Neonatal resuscitation and newborn assessment skills required,

• 1 supervisor reference required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position,

• Responsibilities include assisting with high-risk and vaginal deliveries, circulating and recovering C-sections, triage of obstetric patients, NSTs, amnioinfusion, and postpartum care,

• Neonatal care duties include APGAR scoring, cord sample collection, /security banding, and neonatal resuscitation,

• Surgical case experience expected for cerclage, D&C, and tubal ligation procedures,

• Pre-start modules are required and must be completed before the first day; transcripts will be recorded,

• RTO requests of no more than 5 days are preferred for this assignment,

• Scrubs are provided by the unit,

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,

• Candidates who have previously worked at this health system as permanent staff or per diem must have been away for at least 3 months from their last shift worked,

• Fingerprinting is required as a Minnesota state mandate; results can take 1 day to 3-4 weeks and must be on file before the start date,