RN - Labor and Delivery

Unit Notes
L&D

1. General job duties. Types of procedures required. Types and ages of patients, number of rooms
Caring for high-risk labor and antepartum patients, this includes high risk patients with epidurals, insulin drips, IV mag, preterm labor. Other duties - Circulating in the OR, baby nurse at delivery. We float to other W&C units which include NICU, PEDs, and FNB (postpartum unit), assignments in these units are float appropriate and the lower acuity patients.

2. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.)
What equipment is attached to the clinic, x-ray, lab or do they have to send out for these? What hospitals will have privileges if any
Epic, Omnicell,

3. Required skills and minimum years of experience. Skills may include anything from Surgical (Ortho, Neuro, CV, etc.) Family Practice, Cardiology, Geriatrics, etc.
2 Years L&D experience

4. Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (BLS, ACLS, NCCPA/AANP) Is a national certification required? Is a DEA, Prescriptive Authority required?
BLS, NRP, ACLS, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (or something equivocal)

5. Shift or schedule requirements. (What support staff are available; Is a doctor available by phone, in the clinic, etc.) Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?
We have an OB hospitalist on 24/7; we also schedule a break nurse and resource nurse.

6. Number of patients in a day; who do they have as support staff?
AWHONN standards are followed for patient assignments. Typically, 1 labor per nurse, 2-3 antepartum. We have OB Scrub Techs

7. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
AWHONN Standards are followed

8. Dress Code:
Hospital Scrubs for L&D, personal scrubs for post-partum

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