Travel Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery Unit

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Additional Details:

Guaranteed Hours 48

Do NOT guarantee Block Scheduling- can not work 6 shifts in a row

Weekend Requirements: No minimum requirement. Based on unit needs and requests

Holiday Requirements: No set requirement for travel RNs. Regular Staff have a set holiday rotation and there are 3 groups. May work a holiday if there is a need during contract

Floating Requirements: Float to all St. Lukes Treasure Valley Sites-Meridian, Nampa, Boise in primary skill set (L&D, Postpartum, or Antepartum) or as a sitter.

Department: LDRP | RN:

• Number of LDRP Beds: 14 LDRP- patients stay in the same room
• Number of OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: 2 suites- RNs will circulate and recover
• Number of Triage beds: 4- travelers will staff
• Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?: Follow AWHONN Staffing Standards. 1:1 labor unless pairing 2 cervical ripening patients. Postpartum is 1:3 couplets care. Triage 1:3, if get up to 4pts will utilize Resource nurse
• Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 32 week gestation and greater, HTN-getting mag, BACs, TOLACs, some gestational diabetes, community has a lot of home birth midwives so a lot of the population comes in for medical intervention and pain control. Do have some antepartum patients. Do not take placenta previa or placenta accreta. Serve a very diverse population.

Will accept 2 years with prior travel experience Or 3 years with no travel*

Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have mother baby experience. Must have experience and be able to attend deliveries and complete 1 hour of newborn care, triage, Circulate C/S, and provide Postpartum Couplet Care. Must have experience with magnesium. Charge nurse experience preferred.

Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Yes – Pitocin Protocol, Magnesium Protocol, Insulin drips (occasionally)

EFM System: Centricity

Scrub Color/Dress code: Hospital issued scrubs-required to be changed in to and out of at beginning and end of shift.

Have a no fingernail lacquer policy- do not allow acrylic or gel nails in the dept due to unique model