RN (Registered Nurse)

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionUnit NotesProfile Review Manager InterviewRadius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year.**CERNER experience required**Unit L&D# L&D Beds- 17# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections?- 2# Triage beds- 4# Postpartum beds- 16# Births per day? Month? Year?- 250 MONTHLYDo you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?-2:1 ratio normal laboring moms; 1:1 high risk labors, 4:1 couplet care: 2:1-4:1 Antepartum depending on acuityRequired Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?)- BLS, ACLS, AFM, NRPCommon diagnoses/Types of patients- Level 3 high-risk facilityExperience or 'Must have' skills- Nurses must be independent and confident with vaginal exam, internal monitor placement, high risk laboring/delivery patients and antepartum patients. We circulate and recover our own C-Section patients,, and our nurses float to MB and take assignments and to other units as needed.Are RNs required to titrate drips? -YES Common titratable &/or set rate drips- Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Insulin, and Heparin Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?- Only if the nurses are at maximum capacity, and no one will come in and help.Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit?- We have Certified Surgical Techs and Secretaries as our ancillary staff.OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?-YesAnesthesia in house 24/7?- YesRT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc)- Available if needed, our patients go to the ICU if they require artificial ventilation.Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?-No tele techs are required; RNs are required to be ACLS and AFM and able to effectively read fetal monitor strips. If anyone is on tele monitors, they are monitored remotely from the ICU.EFM System- CernerShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?)- We use TEAM scheduling system, and nurses submit their self scheduling request, The schedule is then balanced by a scheduling committee of NSMsWeekend Requirements-Every other weekendHoliday Requirements- As neededIs there a call or standby requirement?- NoFloating Requirements?- Yes to postpartum as needed.Scrub Color/Dress code- Navy Blue Scrubs/ We also have light blue OR scrubs for nurse use.Unit/Department-specific orientation- Orientation to the Unit will be 3 days for travelers.