Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in North Carolina

Registered Nurse (RN) | Labor & Delivery
Location: North Carolina
Agency: MARS Solutions Group
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

RN - Labor & Delivery/Postpartum

• About Facility:


o 201 E. Grover St, Shelby NC 28150


o 241 licensed beds


o Level 3 Trauma


o Teaching Hospital? No


o Certified Chest Pain Center


o Stroke Center


• Unit Information:


o Beds: 8 labor rooms, 3 triage rooms, 1 OR suite and 1 PACU


• 4 to 6 patients on average/day


o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years in Labor and Delivery - ability to work LDRP


o Will you accept a first-time traveler? No


• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:


o Labor/Delivery/Postpartum/Newborn care


• Patient Ratios:


o RN: Use AWHONN Staffing Guidelines


• 1:2 Inactive labor; 1:1 Active Labor; 1:3-4 Couplets


o CST: 1 per shift


• Required Licensure & Certifications:


o BLS, ACLS, EFM, NRP


• Skills required:


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 Charge nurse, 24/7


o Phlebotomy? Yes, for peripheral blood draws


o IV/VAT Team? None


o Resource Nurse? When available


o RT 24/7? Yes, within hospital


o Hospitalist 24/7? Yes, for newborn care


o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Fetal Monitoring


• Technology/Equipment:


o EMR: Epic


o IV Pump: Alaris


o Med dispensing: Omnicell


o Monitors: Fetal Monitor, Philips Monitor for Newborn


o Unit specific equipment: Scales, Ultrasound, Ambulation assist device


• 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 weekend


o Call: Possibility of low census call. Can be called back up to 3a for Nights and up to 3p for Days


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: 7a-7p and 7p-7a


o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks


• Other notes:


o Scrub Color: Green, hospital issued


o Parking: Free


o Unit Culture: Teamwork