RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
- Hiring Process: Candidate Interview: Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement
- Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted
- Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are completed remotely


Unit L&D/PP/MB - SEH
# L&D Beds 4 LDRP
# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections? 1
# Triage beds 2
# Postpartum beds 3
# Births per day? Month? Year? 0-2 per day, about 200 per year
Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios? As much as possible for a rural hospital
Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) ALS, NRP, AWHONN EFM
Common diagnoses/Types of patients Pregnant women, newborns, gyn surgical
Experience or 'Must have' skills Must have 1 year of L&D experience and be trained in LDRP
Must be able to triage and function as the baby catcher/transition nurse
Candidates do not need to be able to circulate C-sections or manage post op GYN patients
Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Pitocin
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes, charge nurse is one of two nurses on shift
Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? No
OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7? OBs are not in house, they have a 20 minute response time. On-call after hours and they don't typically stay unless there is concern with an active labor
Anesthesia in house 24/7? anesthesia is in house regular business hours and on-call after hours, with a 20 min response time
RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) We ask RT to come to deliveries but they are short staffed and there is not always an RT on, but in lieu of RT the peds on call can attend deliveries
Bubble CPAP, CPAP, NC
Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? NA
EFM System OBIX
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 6p-6a, some self scheduling but may be moved for unit needs
Weekend Requirements Half of all weekends (F,S,S)
Holiday Requirements Yes, half of winter holidays
Is there a call or standby requirement? no
Floating Requirements? helping hands to medsurg (rare)
Scrub Color/Dress code Scrubs are not provided; no color requirement.
Unit/Department specific orientation 3 days