Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a Level 3 NICU facility requiring 2 years of L&D experience and variable shift flexibility.

Details

• Labor and Delivery unit with 10 L&D beds, 4 OB ED/Triage beds, and 4 Antepartum rooms
• Cares for all types of pregnant patients including high-risk and low-intervention laboring patients
• Facility houses the only Level 3 NICU within a 350-mile radius, accepting patients with nearly any risk factor or complication
• Patient ratios: Antepartum 1:3, Inactive Labor 1:2, Active Labor 1:1, Postpartum/Couplet care 1:3 couplets
• Required to care for couplets and comfortable with normal newborn nursery (Level I) patients
• Must work Postpartum/Couplet care throughout the contract
• 12-hour shifts with times of 0630/1830, requiring flexibility between Nights and Days throughout the contract
• Some assignments may be straight Nights
• Weekend rotation every other weekend
• May be placed on low census call
• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pumps: Baxter
• Med Dispensing: Omnicell

Requirements

• Active RN license (SD or Compact) currently in hand
• Required certifications: BLS and NRP
• Preferred certifications: ACLS, inpatient obstetrics certification, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum certification
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience, preferably at a Level 3 or higher NICU facility
• Competency managing high acuity labor patients, including preeclampsia, preterm labor and delivery, and antepartum patients less than 35 weeks gestation
• Experience with IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate administration, blood administration, insulin administration, circulating C-sections, and C-section recovery care
• EPIC charting experience preferred
• Completion of an accredited nursing education program
• Comfortable caring for couplets and normal newborn nursery (Level I) patients
• Experience with Level II nursery baby patients preferred

Additional Information

• Support team includes Unit Secretary, Scrub Tech, Charge Nurse, VAT team, 24/7 Respiratory Therapy, OB Physician team, and Anesthesia/CRNA
• 4-day orientation with preceptor (3 days in L&D, 1 day in Postpartum)
• May be expected to precept students
• Holiday coverage required as needed
• Time off requests require manager approval
• Scrub color is Cobalt Blue, provided by the hospital
• Free parking available
• Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility for consideration
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Facility is known for being very traveler-friendly and frequently renews travelers