Unit Notes
**Telemetry, L/D, Emergency and Critical Care RN's will take a proctored Dysrhythmia Test onsite, day one. This is a PASS/FAIL test!
- Unit: Family Birth Center. (L&D RP)
- # beds: 19 PP , 12 L&D, 2 OR's, 1 PACU
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, NRP, Adv-AWHONN
- Ratios: 1 to 4 to 1 to 1. Follow CA ratios
- EMR: Cerner & Fetal Link for surveillance
- Charge Nurse: Clinical Supervisor 6/7 days & staff Team Lead. Nurse Manager M-F
- Nurse Aides: No (OB techs scrub & cover desk)
- Weekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule. Sat/Sun Days; Fri/Sat Nights
- Holidays: Work in with the perm staff holiday rotation
- Scrub Color: Provided by the hospital
- Tele: No Tele. Use Phillips for FHM system
- Vents: No
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Laborist (OB Dr in house 24/7)
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: 645-715 for both days & nights
- Floating: Peds - would take same pts that they would take on PP (couplets). NICU - would only take feeders & growers if they had this experience in the past
- Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts if they can circulate, otherwise 2 shifts. Circulating is not required & they have staff that can do this.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Transfer out if baby has known congenital defect that will require immediate surgery. They take low & high risk deliveries (Have a Level III NICU)
Additional Notes: Peak times are in July & October