TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Williston, North Dakota, 58801!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty: Labor and Delivery
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-Hour Nights
Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: BLS Certification, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
Must-Have:
- Ability to read and interpret fetal strips
- Critical thinking skills
- Experience following quality metrics
- Previous travel experience
- Ability to float to Medsurg and ER as needed
- Experience in titrating drips such as pitocin, insulin, and magnesium
Description:
This role involves working in a Labor and Delivery setting.
The department has a total of 15 beds, with 7 designated for labor and delivery and 8 for postpartum care.
There is 1 operating room for C-sections within the unit.
The unit averages 58 births per month.
Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines, with a ratio of 1:1 for patients on pitocin, magnesium, or insulin drips, and 1:3 for couplet care.
Common patient diagnoses include obstetric cases and neonates, specifically hypertension and gestational diabetes mellitus.
Deliveries are preferably not conducted for patients less than 36 weeks pregnant.
RNs are required to titrate medications.
A charge nurse is present on each shift and takes an assignment.
Support staff, including CNAs and surgical techs, assist with patient care duties.
Obstetric and neonatology specialists are not on-site 24/7.
Respiratory therapy equipment is available for use.
RNs are primarily responsible for reading fetal strips.
The electronic fetal monitoring system utilized is Traceview/PIP and the electronic medical record system is Meditech.
Shifts are scheduled with no self-scheduling option, but block scheduling is permitted.
Weekend shifts require availability every other weekend and holiday shifts require working every other holiday.
The role involves floating to Medsurg and ER as necessary.
Scrub color is maroon, and scrubs are provided on-site.
Successful candidates tend to be adaptable, possess strong critical thinking skills, and communicate effectively.
All initial requests for time off must be submitted upfront, and no additional requests will be considered after submissions.
The cancellation policy allows for up to 4 shifts to be canceled during the assignment period.