RN (Registered Nurse)

Family Birth Center RN

Unit: Family Birth Center (L&D RP)

# beds: 19 PP, 12 L&D, 2 ORs, 1 PACU

Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, Adv-AWHONN

Ratios: 1 to 4 to 1 to 1. Follow CA ratios

EMR: Cerner & Fetal Link for surveillance

Charge Nurse: Clinical Supervisor 6/7 days & staff Team Lead. Nurse Manager M-F

Nurse Aides: No (OB techs scrub & cover desk)

Weekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule. Sat/Sun Days; Fri/Sat Nights

Holidays: Work in with the perm staff holiday rotation

Scrub Color: Provided by the hospital

Tele: No Tele. Use Phillips for FHM system

Vents: No

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Laborist (OB Dr in house 24/7)

IV Team: No

RT 24/7: Yes

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Shifts: 645-715 for both days & nights

Floating: Peds - would take same pts that they would take on PP (couplets). NICU - would only take feeders & growers if they had this experience in the past

Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts if they can circulate, otherwise 2 shifts. Circulating is not required & they have staff that can do this

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Transfer out if baby has known congenital defect that will require immediate surgery. They take low & high risk deliveries (Have a Level III NICU)

Additional Notes: Peak times are in July & October