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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   Shift times: 0700-1900, and 1900-0700

o   Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

●       Other notes:

o   Scrub Color: Scrubs provided

o   Parking: Free

Unit Culture: positive culture, family oriented

2 years LDRP exp