RN Labor & Delivery

Unit Notes
• Strict 75-mile radius rule is enforced.
• Experience: Min 1 year in Labor & Delivery.

# of Beds 14
Ratios: 1:5
Nurse:Patient Ratios Will staff RNs and LPNs
Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, NIHSS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients "Admission Hold Patients: Patients currently in ED with admission and care orders and no immediate medical bed available
Overflow: Medical Observation status when observation unit is full
Discharge Pending Patients: Stretcher patients pending transport, pending DME for safe discharge, pending receipt of indigent medications. All patients will have transport and time arranged prior to transferring to this unit
-May also have patients pending dialysis prior to discharge
-Will not have: patients requiring IV drips- Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, dobutamine, insulin, or vapothem; inmates, active infections requiring isolation precautions, PACU or MedOps pts "
Scope of Care "Admission Hold Patients: Medication administration of both IV and PO as ordered, pending orders, admission database
Discharge Pending Patients: Basic Care to include: Medications and pain control with PO orders ONLY, check/treat blood sugars, provide nourishment per diet, assist with complex toileting needs, administer O2 via NC, same treatment taking place on inpatient units after a discharge order is placed with notification of acute changes "
Experience or 'Must have' skills Basic Med Surg skills, some cardiac skill would be great
Are RNs required to titrate drips? no?
Common titratable &/or set rate drips any drip on med surg floor - heparin, lasix
Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge Nurse - May have to take patients
Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? 1 CNA
RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Nasal Cannula
Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? No
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Mon-Fri 7-7 - The unit closes Friday at 7P
Weekend Requirement The unit is closed on the weekends
Holiday Requirement Only if they fall during the week
Is there Call or a Standby requirement? n/a
Floating Requirements Potential float if the census is low, will float to Med Surg Unit
Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Caribbean Blue top & bottom OR White top & Caribbean Blue bottom OR all white top/bottom.
How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? Typically 3 unless otherwise indicated

Hospital Sizzle:
• Albany GA is a population of 80,000
• 175 miles to Atlanta.
• 88 miles to Tallahassee FL
• 134 miles to Shell Point Beach FL

Housing: BDE visited these properties in May 2018, and all are gated, safe, clean and regularly have availability.
• Princeton Place- (*** ask for Della
• Summer Lane- (*** ask for Amy
• Creekwood- (***
• Greystone- (***
• Hotel- Merry Acres Inn- Will give a ***/night rate if they mention that they are on contract at Phoebe Putney. Nice, recently remodeled and in a nice part of town.