TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Ellsworth, Maine, 04605!
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: OB
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 7P-7A
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years required
License: Valid nursing license
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring, STABLE (must complete within 30 days of start)
Must-Have: Experience with all phases of Labor and Postpartum care, as well as care of well babies
Description:
Immediate start date available.
Level III Nursery with approximately 200 births per year.
LDRP meaning the patient will stay on the unit for Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum/Couplet care.
Traveler must be comfortable with all phases of care.
Experience with post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, feeders, and growers is required.
Low-risk patients are served; all high-risk patients are transferred out for labor and delivery.
The unit may receive Med/Surg surgical patient overflows.
No infectious patients or telemetry monitoring; traveler must confirm comfort with this.
Average patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: 1:2 laboring, 1:1 active labor, 1:3-4 couplets, 1:2-3 Med Surg.
Dependable care for well babies is expected, without a dedicated nursery nurse.
The unit is staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight and may have 3 nurses during peak times.
No CNA available, but HUC is present 4 days per week.
Midwife will perform most of the care, with OB available as needed.
Charge nurse, phlebotomy, and respiratory therapy services are available 24/7.
Charting system used is an electronic medical record.
Floating may occur to Med/Surg or Emergency Department for tasks only, without patient assignments.
Weekend rotation involves working every other weekend.
No on-call requirements for this position.
Holiday expectations include working every other holiday.
Time-off approvals must be sought from management.
Professional scrub color must be adhered to, with procedural scrubs provided only for OR use.