RN - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum

RN - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum

●        ABOUT FACILITY:

o   Examples:

▪          How many licensed beds? 101

▪          Trauma Designation? No

▪          Teaching Hospital? No

▪          Chest Pain Center? No

▪          Stroke Center? Yes

▪          RADIUS RULE: Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

●        UNIT INFORMATION:

o   Beds: 10 LDRP, 2 OBs, 2 Triage

▪          Census? Average patients/day? 7

o   Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years LDRP exp

o   Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if necessary

●        PATIENT TYPES/COMMON DIAGNOSES:

o   Labor, Triage, Postpartum, Newborn

●        PATIENT RATIOS:

o   RN: Use AWHONN Staffing Guidelines

▪          1:2 INACTIVE LABOR; 1:1 ACTIVE LABOR; 1:3-4 COUPLETS

●        REQUIRED LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS:

o   BLS, ACLS, NRP, EFM – CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE THE SAME FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE POSITION TYPES

●        SKILLS REQUIRED:

o   Management has approved to accept Postpartum only, L&D or LDRP experience until specified otherwise.

o   Labor and Delivery Nurse skills - labor management, circulate cesarean sections, Pre-op, PACU, triage, resuscitation of newborns, Pitocin management, epidural management

o   Ability and willingness to work LDRP setting

●        SUPPORT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT:

o   Scrub tech: set up delivery trays, assist with sections, stock OR, Clean OR, help with charges, equipment cleaning, newborn baths

o   Receptionist/HUC? No

o   Charge nurse? Yes

o   Phlebotomy: Nurses as well as lab draw blood

o   IV/VAT Team? NA

o   Resource Nurse? No

o   RT, 24/7

o   OB MD

o   Anesthesia/CRNA team

o   Telemetry monitoring: Monitor/recover sections in room unless under general anesthesia

●        TECHNOLOGY/EQUIPMENT:

o   EMR: Epic

o   IV Pump: Alaris

o   Med dispensing: Omnicell

o   Monitors: Phillips

o   Unit specific equipment: bladder scanner, IV pumps, fetal monitoring, HUGGS system

●        FLOATING:

o   Within region and scope of practice

o   WILL BE REQUIRED TO FLOAT PER REGION NEEDS – WILL REQUIRE FLOATING TO ALL FACILITIES LISTED BELOW, AS NEEDED, WITHIN SCOPE OF PRACTICE – DECLINE IF NOT AGREEABLE

▪           REGION 3 - CLEVELAND, KINGS MTN, LINCOLN, CENTRAL DIVISION (CMC MAIN + MERCY + LCH)

▪          _If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)_

●        ORIENTATION (facility and unit):

o   NEO

o   2 days departmental

●        SCHEDULING:

o   Weekend rotation: every other

o   No call

o   Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays

o   RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays – must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours

o   Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

●        OTHER NOTES:

o   Scrub Color: Scrubs provided

o   Parking: Free

o   Unit Culture: positive culture, family oriented