RN - L&D
Profession: RN
Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Days
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Yes
Certifications:
- BLS
- NRP
- ACLS
- Advanced AWHONN
Must-Have: 2 years of experience
Description:
Unit: Family Birth Center
Number of beds: 3 Rooms
Crossover to MedSurg if full
Certifications required: BLS, NRP, ACLS, Advanced AWHONN
Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 4
Charting system: Cerner
Charge Nurse: Yes
Nurse Aides: No
Holidays: Work in permanent staff rotation
Scrub color: Ceil Blue
Tele: No
Vents: No
IV Team: No
Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
Pharmacy not available 24/7
Floating: Help out primarily in MedMed for tasking
Floor specific orientation: At least 2 days per unit that nurses will be floating to, based on experience and comfort level
Common diagnoses / Types of patients: L&D
Additional Notes: 150-175 births per year
Could be the only L&D nurse on site
A second L&D nurse will be on call
During C-sections, responsible for taking care of the baby with assistance from Respiratory Therapy and anesthesia
Patients 36 weeks and less are usually transferred to another facility or life-flighted
Cancellation Policy: Client can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks.
Trauma Level: Care Setting: Acute
Category: Nursing
Shift Notes: 12 hr Days, Every Other Weekend, First to Float
