Travel Nurse (RN) - Mother/Baby

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility. References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Experience in a similar setting required if the traveler only has 1 year of experience.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Magnesium experience preferred.

Special Requests:

• Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
• Previous employees may be considered on a one-off exception basis with approval from St. Luke’s Health System.

Unit Details:

• Uses Epic.
• Postpartum unit caring for postpartum patients, magnesium drips, higher-risk maternal patients, twins, and well babies only; babies needing more than supplemental oxygen during resuscitation go to NICU.
• C-section patients only; no GYN surgical patients beyond tubals. Also cares for circumcision and frenectomy patients.
• RNs titrate magnesium and Pitocin per postpartum protocols.
• Goal of 3 couplets per nurse or 1:6 ratio; magnesium patients 1:4; rare occasion to have 4 couplets with a discharge or a set of twins for odd ratios.
• Locked unit with CNAs, a unit clerk/health unit coordinator, a discharge nurse on days, and lactation consultants.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend or as needed.
• Holidays as needed.
• No call requirement.
• Managers make the schedule; travelers are placed where needed and into schedule gaps.

Floating Requirements:

• First to float to Nampa and Meridian for like patient assignments and first to sit with patients on other floors.