Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionL&D RN-CHARGE NURSE *Must have Charge Nurse experience for this role. This position can expect to regularly work in the Charge Nurse position Must have AK RN license in hand for Auto Offer. Assignment Length - 13 or 26 Weeks Start Date:ASAP Shift: 3x12 or 4x12 Nights Years of Experience: 1 First Timers Accepted: Yes Certs REQ: BLS, ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced, NRP Skills REQ: Per UD, Charge Experience Preferred or willing to train as charge Is on-call REQ: No Weekend REQ:Yes - every other Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs?: If needed may float to like units Open to accommodating block schedule?: No Locals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facility Pending License Accepted: Yes, but must have license in hand for Auto Offer RTO Restrictions: Time off approved on an individual basis upon offer. All RTO must be included in submittal Guaranteed Hours: 60 Hours per 2 weeks - Traveler can be called off for 1, 12-hour shift per 2 weeks UNIT INFORMATION OB Triage/ Testing 5-10 7-14 LD/Antepartum High Risk LD unit. 10 OB Triage Room, 10 LDR Room, 3 OR suites, 4 PACU room. Average Daily Deliveries around 7 but often have up to 14 patients with inductions and high risk antepartum. OB Triage averages 4-5 third trimester testing patients as well as an influx of triage patients each day FACILITY INFORMATION Type of Facility: Acute Hospital Magnet/Teaching/Level Trauma: Magnet Facility, Level II Trauma, USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska Total Staffed Beds: 407 Scrub Color: Provided Charting: Epic Parking Cost: Parking is free Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience: Preferred Years of Experience: 1 year(s) Patient Ratio Experience: - Charting System: Required, Epic Teaching Hospital Experience: Preferred Community Hospital Experience: - LTAC Experience: - Trauma Level I Experience: - Trauma Level II Experience: - Travel Experience Required: No Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, AWHONN Intermediate, NRP Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred IV therapy/Phlebotomy Administration of blood & blood products Drawing Venous Blood Starting and maintaining IVs Use of infusion pumps / drips / IV monitoring Labor and Delivery Management Amnioinfusion* Assist with high risk delivery Assist with vaginal delivery Circulate for C-section Recover C-Section Scrub for C-Section* Sterile vaginal exam Work Settings Antepartum Facility births/month 100-200 High Risk Antepartum Labor & Delivery Mother/Baby Medication & Administration Antihypertensives Insulin drips Magnesium Sulfate therapy Pitocin (oxytocin) Terbutaline Neonatal Care in Delivery Room APGAR scores Baby Nurse ( "Baby Catcher ) Collect cord samples ID/Security Banding Neonatal Resuscitation Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation Newborn Care Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op* Cord Care* Discharge teaching to parents* Newborn Assessment Newborn hypoglycemia* Thermoregulation* Antepartum Care and Procedures Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation) NST (Non Stress Tests) Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus Sterile vaginal exam Triage of obstetrical patients Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring) Postpartum Care of the Patient with Bladder Distension* Cesarean Section Couplet Care Multiple Births Postpartum Hemorrhage Pregnancy induced hypertension Vaginal Delivery Postpartum Care and Procedures Breastfeeding Support/lactation support* Foley catheter insertion/management Fundus / lochia / perineum care Use of Electric/Manual breast pump* Wound assessment/care Surgical Case/Procedures Cervical Cerclage D & C Pain Management Epidural Anesthesia General Anesthesia* Nitrous Oxide* Pain assessment & management Professional Topics and Skills Isolation Precautions/PPE Vaccine Administration* Care of Patient With Multiple Gestation* Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia* Premature Rupture of Membranes* Preterm labor* VBAC management / trial of labor* Fetal Monitoring Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns Use of External Fetal Monitoring Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring Use of IUPC (Intrauterine pressure catheter) placement and calibration #TB_RN