RN - L&D
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12 Hour Days
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring, BLS, NRP
Must-Have:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Labor & Delivery
- Required certifications: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring, BLS, NRP
Description:
The nurse will work in a Family Birth Center setting.
The unit has 3 rooms and may crossover to MedSurg if the unit is full.
Staffing ratios may vary from 1:1 to 1:4.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system used is Cerner.
Charge nurse responsibilities are part of the role.
Nurse aides are not available on the unit.
Holidays will be worked in a permanent staff rotation.
Scrub color is ceil blue, hospital issued.
The unit does not handle telemetry or ventilator patients.
An IV team is not available on site.
Respiratory therapy is available 24/7.
Pharmacy services are not available 24/7.
The nurse will be expected to float primarily to other nursing units for tasking.
A minimum of 2 days of floor-specific orientation is required for any unit where floating occurs, based on experience and comfort level.
Common diagnoses and types of patients are related to labor and delivery.
The facility averages 150-175 births per year.
There may be occasions where the nurse is the only labor and delivery nurse on site, with a second nurse available on call.
During cesarean sections, the nurse will be responsible for the care of the newborn with assistance from respiratory therapy and anesthesia.
Patients at 36 weeks gestation and below are usually transferred to a higher-level facility or may require air transport.
The hospital reserves the right to cancel up to 4 shifts during this assignment.
Care setting is acute.
Shift notes specify 12-hour days, every other weekend, and first to float.
