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:

Previous Employment Requirements: Any PERM or PRN employee of Memorial must be away for 12 months before applying as a traveler

Required Skills/Experience:

• Special Requirements: Required Work Setting Experience: Antepartum, Facility births/month <100, Labor and Delivery, High Risk Antepartum, Level I Nursery, LDRP, Mother/Baby.
• Required Antepartum Care and Procedures Skills/Experience: Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation), NST (Non Stress Tests), OCT (Oxytocin Challenge Tests), Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus, Sterile vaginal exam, Triage of obstetrical patients, Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring).
• Required Fetal Monitoring Skills/Experience: Use of External Fetal Monitoring, Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring, Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns.
• Required IV Therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Administration of blood & blood products, Start & maintain peripheral IV, Use of infusion pumps / drips / IV monitoring.
• Required Medication and Administration Skills/Experience: Antihypertensives, Magnesium Sulfate therapy, Pitocin (oxytocin), Prostaglandins.
• Required Labor and Delivery Management Skills/Experience: Assist with high risk delivery, Assist with vaginal delivery, Circulate for C-section, Hemorrhage/shock, Recover C-Section, Sterile vaginal exam.
• Required Neonatal Care in Delivery Room Skills/Experience: APGAR scores, ID/Security Banding, Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation.
• Required Newborn Care Skills/Experience: Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op, Cord Care, Discharge teaching to parents, Infant Identification, Metabolic Screen, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Newborn Assessment, Newborn hypoglycemia, Teach Circumcision care to parents, Thermoregulation.
• Required Pain Management Skills/Experience: Epidural Anesthesia, Pain assessment & management.
• Required Postpartum Care and Procedures Skills/Experience: Episiotomy/Incisional Care, Foley Catheter insertion, Fundus/lochia/perineum care, Wound Assessment and Care.
• Required Postpartum Care of the Patient with: Vaginal Delivery, Cesarean Section, Couplet Care, Multiple Births, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pregnancy induced hypertension.
• Required Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions/PPE, Vaccine Administration.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Community Hospital experience.

Required Credentials: Valid/current US Driver’s license or US ID card.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Patient Diagnoses: C-Sections, Laboring, Triage

Types of Patients on Unit: Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Adolescents, Adults

Unit/Facility Details:

• 18 bed unit.
• Parking Cost: parking permit required, no cost. Will fill out form during orientation.

Special Requests: Discuss block scheduling requests with manager.

Shift & Scheduling: 4x12 or 3x12.

Floating Requirements: Float to peds, based on need.

References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.