Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Contract

Please contact the Account Manager for specific rate details*** Please note: Canceling due to a rate change after signature will result in a system DNR. Assist with Sterile Speculum Exam (Effacement, Dilation, Station, Presentation).

This position offers an elevated seasonal winter rate*** If your traveler starts on 9/21 or 9/28, they will receive the standard rate until ***/4, at which point the posted seasonal rate will take effect.
On 2/27, rates will return to standard amounts. Please contact the Account Manager for specific rate details*** Please note: Canceling due to a rate change after signature will result in a system DNR

**Must be flexible working weekends!!

Precepting Skills preferred. Looking for a strong caregiver who can support PM shift.

Local Rate Match - *** mile radius
Start date: ASAP
Years of experience REQ: 3
First-timers accepted: Yes
Weekend REQ: Depends on length of contract
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
Locals accepted: Yes
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
***MAY BE REQUIRED TO FLOAT TO PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO***
Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital
Total Staffed Beds: 356
Scrub Color: Any Color!
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Free Parking!

HIRING PROFILE

• Previous Charge Experience: Preferred

• Years of Experience: 3 years

• Patient Ratio Experience: 1:2

• Charting System: Epic required

• Teaching Hospital Experience: -

• Community Hospital Experience: -

• LTAC Experience: Required

• Trauma Level I Experience: -

• Trauma Level II Experience: -

• Travel Experience Required: Yes

  • 2 days of floor orientation required.

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• ACLS

• AWHONN Advanced

• BLS

• C-EFM* will accept in lieu of Advanced AWHONN

• NRP

REQUESTED SKILL SET

IV Therapy / Phlebotomy

• Administration of Blood & Blood Products

• Drawing Venous Blood

• Maintain Central Lines (CVC / PICC)

• Starting and Maintaining IVs

• Use of Infusion Pumps / Drips / IV Monitoring

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Care

• Adult Cardiac Arrest

• Infant / Neonatal Arrest

• Interpretation of Dysrhythmias*

Labor and Delivery Management

• Amnioinfusion

• Assist with High-Risk Delivery

• Assist with Vaginal Delivery

• Circulate for C-Section

• Forceps/Vacuum Extraction

• Hemorrhage/Shock Management

• Recover C-Section

• Scrub for C-Section

• Sterile Vaginal Exam

Work Settings

• Antepartum

• Community Level Experience

• Facility Births/Month: 200300

• High-Risk Antepartum

• Labor & Delivery

• LDRP

• Level I Nursery

• Low Risk

• Mother/Baby

Medication & Administration

• Anticoagulation Therapy

• Antihypertensives

• Antiseizure Medications

• 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

• Neonatal Resuscitation

• Radiant Warmers / Thermoregulation

Newborn Care

• Assist with Circumcision / Assess Site Post-Op*

• Cord Care

• Discharge Teaching to Parents

• Infant Identification

• Metabolic Screen

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

• Newborn Assessment

• Newborn Hypoglycemia

• Phototherapy

• Teach Circumcision Care to Parents

• Thermoregulation

Antepartum Care and Procedures

• Assist with Sterile Speculum Exam (Effacement, Dilation, Station, Presentation)

• NST (Non-Stress Tests)

• OCT (Oxytocin Challenge Tests)

• Reflex Checks / Edema Assessment / Clonus

• Sterile Vaginal Exam

• Triage of Obstetrical Patients*

• Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring)

Care of Patient With

• Asthma

• Cardiac Disease

• COVID

• Diabetes Mellitus

• HELLP Syndrome

• HIV

• Infectious Disease

• Malpresentations (Breech / Face / Brow)

• Multiple Gestation

• Neurological Disease

• Placenta Previa / Abruptio

• Pre-Eclampsia / Eclampsia

• Premature Rupture of Membranes

• Preterm Labor

• RH Incompatibilities

• Seizure Disorder

• Substance Abuse

• Uterine Rupture

• VBAC Management / Trial of Labor

Postpartum Care and Procedures

• Baby-Friendly Protocols

• Breastfeeding Support / Lactation Support

• Foley Catheter Insertion / Management

• Fundus / Lochia / Perineum Care

• Use of Electric / Manual Breast Pump

• Wound Assessment / Care

Postpartum Care of the Patient With

• Bladder Distension

• Cesarean Section

• Couplet Care

• Multiple Births

• Postpartum Hemorrhage

• Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

• Vaginal Delivery

Surgical Cases / Procedures

• Cervical Cerclage

• D&C

• Tubal Ligation

Pain Management

• Epidural Anesthesia

• General Anesthesia

• IV Conscious Sedation*

• Nitrous Oxide*

• Opioids

• 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

Additional Skills

• Preceptor Skills see text box for additional requirements

• Epic Hardstop

*Preferred skill/certification.

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