RN - L&D

Registered Nurse - LDRP

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: OB

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12 Hour Nights

Hours per Shift: 36

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of LDRP experience required

License: BLS, ACLS, NRP

Certifications: STABLE and EFM certifications preferred

Must-Have: Experience with normal term deliveries, high-risk OBs, couplet care, IV starts, foley insertion, cervical checks, amnio infusions, interpreting fetal monitoring strips, circulating c-sections, baby catching, APGAR scoring, general breastfeeding education, and OB triage

Unit Information: 5 labor rooms, 8 postpartum rooms, 1 OB OR, 1 triage room. Average patients per day: 2-3 deliveries per day, roughly 70-80 deliveries per month. Patient Types: Normal term deliveries, high-risk OBs that deliver preterm as young as 23 weeks, hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, substance use/abuse, shoulder dystocia, multiples, antepartum for continued monitoring or additional testing, women's surgeries, placental issues. Will practice rooming in model/couplet care. Patient Ratios: Active Labor 1:1, Nonactive Labor 1:1-2, depending on clinical scenario, Couples 1:3, Antepartum 1:2. Staffing per AWHONN guidelines. Support within the Department: No receptionist, OB Surg Tech can help with HUC duties. Charge nurse available, typically no patient assignment. Phlebotomy, IV/VAT Team, RT 24/7, Clientist 24/7. Available: Peds hospitalist for deliveries, Clients available but not always in-house, midwives available, anesthesia available but not always in-house. Lactation consultants available. Technology/Equipment: EMR: Meditech Centricity. IV Pump: Baxter. Med dispensing: Pyxis. Unit-specific equipment available.

Floating: May float to Level III NICU and Peds with prior experience, orientation and training provided. Could occasionally float to another LDRP unit with prior notification. Midshift floating is possible but rare.

Scheduling: Weekend rotation: 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule. Weekend night shifts: Friday/Saturday night. On-call: Not required. Holiday Expectations: Will be assigned to a holiday group, requirements include the day before the holiday, the day of the holiday, and the day after the holiday. Approval of RTO: Up to 7 days off can be approved. Shift times: Days: 0700-1930, Nights: 1900-0730. Schedule cycle: Self-scheduling in 6-week increments with final approval from the manager.

Unit Culture: Team-oriented.