Registered Nurse - L&D

Unit: L&D/PP/MB
- # L&D Beds: 4 (separate from postpartum beds).
- # OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections?: 0, OR does their c-sections.
- # Triage beds: 0- One of the L&D rooms we use for triage
- # Postpartum beds: 4
- # Births per day? Month? Year?: 0-4/ day, 40-50/month, 554 in 2022
- Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?: Yes
- Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?): BLS, NRP. Preferred AWHONN EFM (intmediate, or advance), stable, ACLS.
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Term labor, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, induction of labor, SROM, term newborn, late preterm newborn, newborn jaundice. 35 weeks and above. We have a nursery. No nicu. Infants under 35 weeks are shipped and infants between 35-37 weeks are evaluated, stabilized and sometimes kept in our hospital if stable.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have triage, labor and delivery, recovery, postpartum, newborn stabilization, newborn care experience. Prefer charge experience.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes.
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Pitocin, Magnesium, insulin, TXA.
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes, ideally out of staffing.
- Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit?: Nursing aids, they work 12 hours but are not scheduled every day.
- OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?: No, on call 24/7. Peds on call. CNM's and providers.
- Anesthesia in house 24/7?: No, on call 24/7.
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc.): Neopuff, CPAP, hi-flow available
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Client monitors for EFM System, Obix for documentation.