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CROSS POSTING JOB ID# 3418430 ### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ### REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years Experience Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st time travelers ***Must have labor and delivery experience and either LDRP or couplet care experience, as well*** Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes *Work Setting Skills: Antepartum, Facility births/month < 100, L&D, Level 1 Nursery, LDRP, Mother/Baby *Skills: ****MUST have both L&D and Couplet Care experience. IV Start, Circulate, Telemetry. We require experience in Mother/baby as well as labor and delivery. Our nurses need to be able to do both, as well as circulate in the OR for C/S deliveries and recover patients in PACU. *Antepartum Care & Procedures: Assist with sterile speculum exam, NST, OCT, Reflex checks/edema assessment/clonus, Sterile Vaginal Exam, Triage of obstetrical patients & Use of EFM *Fetal Monitoring: Use of External & Internal Monitoring, Use of IUPC & Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns *IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Administer of blood & blood products, Drawing Venous Blood, Start & Maintain Peripheral IV & Use of infusion pumps/drips/IV Monitoring *Meds & Admin: Anticoagulants, Antihypertensives, Insulin drips, Magnesium Sulfate therapy, Pitocin, Prostaglandins & Terbutaline *L & D Management: Amnioinfusion, Assist with high Risk delivery & vaginal delivery, Circulate for C-Section, Forceps/vacuum extraction, Hemorrhage/shock, Recover C-Section & Sterile Vaginal Exam *Neonatal Care in Delivery Room: APGAR Scores, Baby Nurse ("Baby Catcher"), Collect cord samples, ID/Security Banding & Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation *Newborn Care: Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op, Car Seat Education, Cord Care, Discharge teaching to parents, Infant identification, Metabolic Screen, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Newborn Assessment & Hypoglycemia, Phototherapy, Teach Circumcision care to parents & Thermoregulation *Pain Management: Epidural & General Anesthesia, Pain assessment & management & Use of PCA (IV) *Postpartum Care & Procedures: Baby friendly protocols, Breastfeeding Support/lactation support, Episiotomy/Incisional Care, Foley Catheter insertion, Fundus/lochia/perineum care & Wound Assessment & Care *Postpartum Care of the Patient With: Vaginal Delivery, C-Section, Couplet Care, Postpartum Hemorrhage & Pregnancy induced hypertension *Professional Topics & Skills: Isolation Precautions/PPE & Vaccine Admin *Surgical Case/Procedures: Cervical Cerclage, D & C & Tubal Ligation Certs: AWHONN Beginner/Intermediate, BCLS, FHM & NRP. PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Certs: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced Skills: Triage. JOB DETAILS: -Target Ratios: L&D 1:1-2, Couplet care 1:3 (average) but could fluctuate up/down based on unit needs; 15 Rooms/ 17 beds. -Unit will accept 13 Week Contracts! -36 hours can be offered. -Shift: 12 Hour NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15 -Call Requirement: Call may be required if low census. -Float Requirement: Float: occasionally may float but would not be likely to be frequent. -Weekend Requirement: Weekend Shifts Required: 8 shifts per contract. PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Low risk LDRP unit, although we do take any patients who are pregnant and need care. If too high risk, patient will be transferred out or we will stabilize and then transfer. 15 Rooms/ 17 beds. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: We have 8 LDRP rooms, 3 observation rooms, and 3 triage rooms. We occasionally take off service female patients such as a hysterectomy, if census allows. We have 1 OB practice that delivers at our facility. ****We are an LDRP unit, RNs will have either a labor patient or couplets. We require experience in Mother/baby as well as labor and delivery. Our nurses need to be able to do both, as well as circulate in the OR for C/S deliveries and recover patients in PACU.**** SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: We have all needed equipment to safely take care of our patients. UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours; Hospital Orientation week plus 2-12 hour shifts on the unit; traveler must be available for classes each day. SCHEDULE: May be able to accommodate more pre-approved time off, depending on when it is. SCRUBS: Provided/Blue INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: ***Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting candidates to avoid holding up the approval process. Manager WILL NOT OFFER without speaking to/interviewing the candidate first***

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