Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Contract

Years of experience REQ: 2 - Can consider under 2 years depending on experience, 1.5 years hard stop. RCP/Imaging Lab/Non-Invasive Cardiology/Radiation Oncology/Material Management - Navy Blue.

Labor and Delivery 3211.740000.27456 L&D RN

AO 1ST TIMERS
**AWHONN IS A HARDSTOP, MUST HAVE A PASS**
**STERILE VAGINAL EXAMS AND TRIAGE HARD STOP REQUIREMENTS, DO NOT SCREEN OR PASS**
**MUST HAVE EXPERT EXPERIENCE AND BE ABLE TO PERFORM STERILE VAGINAL EXAMS INDEPENDENTLY W/O SUPERVISION**
**EPIC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**

SCHEDULING PREFERENCES CAN BE CONSIDERED BUT ARE NOT GAURENTEED
SCHEDULING REQUESTS DUE TO ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
MUST BE OPEN TO WORKING WEEKENDS - WILL LIKELY EXCEED EVERY OTHER TO MEET UNIT NEED
HOLIDAY RTO MUST BE SIGNED PENDING; MUST BE OPEN TO WORKING 3/5 MAJOR HOLIDAYS

**Local Radius is 50 miles - please reach out to AM for local rate**
Start date: ASAP
Ratios: 1:2
Years of experience REQ: 2 - Can consider under 2 years depending on experience, 1.5 years hard stop
First-timers accepted: Yes
Weekend REQ: Every other, may exceed to meet unit need
Certs REQ: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, BCLS, NRP
Is on-call REQ?: No
Will this traveler need to float between like units? Yes, to mother baby
Open to accommodating block schedule? Per manager discretion
Pending License accepted: No
RTO Restrictions: RTO must be included at time of submission
Guaranteed Hours: facility is able to call off once per two week pay period

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital
Total Staffed Beds: 320
Scrub Color:
RN - Royal Blue
L&D/OR: provided
LVN - Ceil Blue
CNA/PCT/CCT - Wine
Unit Secretaries - Chocolate
Rehabilitation Aide - Sky Blue
Phlebotomists - Turquoise
Physical Therapy - Sage
OT - Teal
Recreational Therapy - Azalea
RCP/Imaging Lab/Non-Invasive Cardiology/Radiation Oncology/Material Management - Navy Blue
Pharmacy - Olive Green
PT Aides - Malibu
Speech Therapy - Black
Charting: Meditech
Parking Cost: Free Parking! "

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Previous Charge Experience:
  -
• Years of Experience:
  2 year(s)
  Note: Will consider under 2 years depending on experience. 1.5 years is a HARDSTOP
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic
• Teaching Hospital Experience:
  -
• Community Hospital Experience:
  -
• LTAC Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level I Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level II Experience:
  -
• Travel Experience Required:
  No
• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, BLS, NRP
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  IV therapy/Phlebotomy

  Administration of blood & blood products
  Drawing Venous Blood
  Starting and maintaining IVs
  Use of infusion pumps / drips / IV monitoring

  Labor and Delivery Management

  Amnioinfusion
  Assist with high risk delivery
  Assist with vaginal delivery
  Circulate for C-section
  Forceps/vacuum extraction
  Hemorrhage/shock
  Recover C-Section
  Scrub for C-Section
  Sterile vaginal exam

  Work Settings

  Antepartum
  Labor & Delivery

  Medication & Administration

  Anticoagulation therapy
  Antihypertensives
  Antiseizure
  Insulin drips
  Magnesium Sulfate therapy
  Pitocin (oxytocin)
  Prostaglandins
  Terbutaline

  Neonatal Care in Delivery Room

  APGAR scores
  Baby Nurse ( "Baby Catcher)
  Collect cord samples
  ID/Security Banding
  Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation

  Antepartum Care and Procedures

  Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation)
  Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus
  Sterile vaginal exam
  Triage of obstetrical patients
  Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring)

  Postpartum Care and Procedures

  Baby friendly protocols
  Breastfeeding Support/lactation support
  Foley catheter insertion/management
  Fundus / lochia / perineum care
  Wound assessment/care

  Surgical Case/Procedures

  Cervical Cerclage

  Postpartum Care of the Patient with

  Cesarean Section
  Couplet Care
  Multiple Births
  Postpartum Hemorrhage
  Pregnancy induced hypertension
  Vaginal Delivery

  Newborn Care

  Cord Care
  Infant Identification
  Metabolic Screen
  Newborn Assessment
  Newborn hypoglycemia
  Thermoregulation

  Pain Management

  Epidural Anesthesia
  General Anesthesia
  Pain assessment & management
  Use of PCA (IV)

  Professional Topics and Skills

  Isolation Precautions/PPE
  Vaccine Administration

  Fetal Monitoring

  Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
  Spiral Electrode Placement
  Use of External Fetal Monitoring
  Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring
  Use of IUPC (Intrauterine pressure catheter) placement and calibration

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