Travel Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery Unit

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:

Required Skills/Experience Previous Charge Experience: Required

Need to be able to circulate and transition babies as well as labor.

Skills Required: IV therapy/Phlebotomy Administration of blood & blood products Drawing Venous Blood Starting and maintaining IVs Use of infusion pumps / drips / IV monitoring Work Settings

Antepartum Labor and Delivery LDRP Medication & Administration

Antihypertensives Magnesium Sulfate therapy Pitocin (oxytocin) Terbutaline Neonatal Care in Delivery Room

APGAR scores Baby Nurse (“Baby Catcher”) ID/Security Banding Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation Labor and Delivery Management

Assist with high risk delivery Assist with vaginal delivery Circulate for C-section Recover C-Section Sterile vaginal exam Antepartum Care and Procedures

Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation) NST (Non Stress Tests) Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus Sterile vaginal exam Triage of obstetrical patients Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring) Postpartum Care and Procedures

Breastfeeding Support/lactation support Foley catheter insertion/management Fundus / lochia / perineum care Postpartum Care of the Patient with

Cesarean Section Multiple Births Postpartum Hemorrhage Pregnancy induced hypertension Vaginal Delivery Pain Management

Epidural Anesthesia General Anesthesia Pain assessment & management Use of PCA (IV) Newborn Care

Infant Identification Professional Topics and Skills

Isolation Precautions/PPE Vaccine Administration Fetal Monitoring

Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns Use of External Fetal Monitoring Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring Use of IUPC (Intrauterine pressure catheter) placement and calibration Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Care

Preferred Skills/Experience:

Preferred Skills Antepartum Facility births/month 200-300* High Risk Antepartum*

Antihypertensives Insulin drips*

Assist with high risk delivery Forceps/vacuum extraction* Hemorrhage/shock*

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit:

Types of Patients on Unit: Neonates, Infants, Adults

Unit/Facility Details: Number of Beds: 10

Tdap declinations are not accepted at Midland Memorial Hospital.

Special Requests: RTO required with submission, expect to work some holidays

Must work one holiday (eve and day)

Block Schedules: Yes

Shift & Scheduling: Will consider a minimum of 13 weeks

Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: Variable

Floating Requirements: Antepartum

RN will rotate through triage, antepartum, labor, circulate, transition (no post-partum)