Travel RN - Mother Baby - Post Partum

Travel RN - Mother Baby - Post Partum

American Traveler

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Position ID: P-746212

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 3

$2,094.20/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Mother/Baby Post Partum position requiring NRP certification and a KS or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 26-bed GYN-Post Partum unit within a hospital setting
• Care for post partum patients including LDRP, well baby nursery, recoveries, and attending births
• Typical patient ratio of 6-8 patients per nurse
• Unit staffed primarily by RNs with limited PCT support during short staffing
• Uses vitals machine, glucometer, computer, and TCB equipment
• Circumcisions performed on the unit
• Documentation via CPN and Meditech systems
• Night shift schedule from 7p-7a
• Scheduling includes two hard-to-staff shifts (Mon/Fri), plus a full weekend requirement every 3rd week and one additional weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within Women's Services unless cross-trained to Pediatrics and/or NICU
• 13-week assignment length

Requirements

• Active KS or compact RN license required
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in Mother/Baby or Post Partum specialty required
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required, BSN preferred
• Current certifications required: BLS and NRP (Advanced 9th Edition)
• Ability to assess and identify risk factors for sepsis, VTE/DVT, suicide, malignant hyperthermia, and pressure injury
• Skilled in discharge education, abnormal assessment, pain management, and prioritization of care based on patient acuity
• Familiarity with AIDET and BSSR communication practices
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration (no Canadian SSN accepted)
• One professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to women of childbearing age and their newborns
• Recognize and apply unit-specific workflows, policies, and procedures within the post partum unit
• Required dress code: black scrub pants with Caribbean blue scrub top, vest, or jacket
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this position
• Local candidates will not be considered under any circumstances

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12