RN (Registered Nurse)

Labor and Delivery/Postpartum Nurse

Unit Notes: Unit L&D/PP - L&D Beds: 7 beds - Triage Beds: 4 triage beds, 2 overflow beds - Postpartum Beds: 27 beds with a 5 bed nursery - Births Per Day: 3 - Births Per Year: 1545 - Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, Fetal monitoring (AWOHNN - intermediate or advanced), Stable preferred - Ratios: Follow AWOHNN guidelines - FHM System: FetalLink - EMR: Cerner - Charge Nurse: Yes - Shift Manager or Charge Nurse for L&D and PP units, each has a resource nurse for breaks - Nurse Aides/OB Tech: OB techs - Scrub Color: Navy - Tele: Phillips - Vents: No - OB/Neonatologist In House: Available and on call 24/7 with a 30 min response time - IV Team: No - RT 24/7: Yes - Pharmacy 24/7: Yes - Shifts: 12 hr shifts - 7am-7:30pm, 7pm-7:30am - C-section Experience Required: Nurses are not required to have experience scrubbing c-sections but they have to be able to circulate (they have 2 c-section suites with recovery) - Floating: L&D will float to postpartum, postpartum will float to L&D, L&D nurses have to have PP experience, PP nurses do not necessarily have to have L&D, they will help out in NICU or in L&D with tasks in scope, L&D nurses will also have to float to NICU to take care of grower/feeders - Floor Specific Orientation: 3 shifts - Common Diagnosis/Types of Patients: High risk deliveries, any gestational age, EMT drop offs, substance abuse - withdrawal, a lot of Spanish speaking, no prenatal care as well, if they are sick enough they will transfer out to UCLA or another facility - Additional Notes: Candidates must have 2-3 years of experience, at least one prior travel contract is preferred