TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 66215!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Post Partum/Mom Baby
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 1 year
License: RN License
Certifications: BLS, NRP
Must-Have:
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred
Ability to recognize unit workflow, processes, policies, and procedures within the post partum unit
Ability to assess and identify risk factors related to sepsis, venous thromboembolism/deep vein thrombosis (VTE/DVT), suicide, malignant hyperthermia, and pressure injury
Ability to provide discharge education and assessment, manage pain, and prioritize patient care needs based on acuity
Proficient in using AIDET and BSSR
Description:
The Registered Nurse Mother Baby unit cares for women and newborns.
This unit has 26 beds with patient ratios of 6-8 patients.
The unit is staffed primarily by RNs, with limited use of PCTs during short staffing.
Key equipment includes vital signs machines, glucometers, computers, TCB, and post partum supplies.
The documentation system used is CPN and Meditech.
Scheduling typically includes variable shifts, with 2 hard-to-staff shifts usually on Mondays and Fridays.
Staff members are required to work one full weekend every third week, plus one additional weekend.
Floating may occur within women's services unless cross-trained to pediatrics or NICU.
Candidates should have experience in post-partum, LDRP, well baby nursery, recovery, and assisting during births.
Circumcisions are performed on this unit.
The dress code includes black scrub pants and Caribbean blue scrub tops, vests, or jackets.
Prospective candidates may be attracted to the department by new equipment or technology, and the tenure and experience of the staff.