RN - L&D

Registered Nurse

Profession: RN Specialty: Labor and Delivery Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Rotating shifts (day/night) Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, AWHONN EMF Intermediate certification preferred, STABLE preferred Must-Have: Minimum of 1 year OB experience

Description: Department focuses on Labor and Delivery. The unit has a total of 6 labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum beds. C-sections are performed in the main operating room. There are no triage or postpartum beds available in the unit. The unit handles approximately 17 births per month or around 220 births per year. AWHONN guidelines for nurse-to-patient ratios are followed. Common diagnoses include labor, delivery, postpartum care, and maternal-child couplets. Patients above 34 weeks are treated in this unit, while those under 34 weeks are transferred out. VBACs or TOLACs are not performed. The nursery can manage well babies and administer IV antibiotics, IV dextrose, and care for feeders/growers and bili babies. The unit can also accommodate post-surgical patients from other surgeries. Comfort with taking post-surgical cases such as appendectomy and cholecystectomy is required. Nurses are required to titrate IV drips, including medications like oxytocin, magnesium, and insulin. There is no charge nurse on each shift. The unit is staffed with two nurses per shift. A house supervisor is available 24/7 and is trained in neonatal resuscitation. No surgical techs or aids are available on this unit. An OB/neonatologist is in-house during the day on weekdays and on-call after hours and weekends/holidays. Anesthesia is available in-house during the day on weekdays and on-call otherwise. Tele/monitor technicians are present. The electronic fetal monitoring system in use is OBIX. Nurses work 12-hour shifts, either from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM or from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM. The manager sets the schedule and will accommodate requests if possible. Weekend shifts will be required every third weekend, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Holiday shifts will be required every third holiday. There is no call or standby requirement. Nurses may float to support the medical-surgical unit when needed, taking care of post-surgical patients. Scrubs are provided for staff. Unit-specific orientation consists of two shifts. The charting system used is EPIC.