Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Contract

L&D RN

Must have AK RN license in hand for Auto Offer.

Assignment Length - 13 or 26 Weeks
Start Date:ASAP
Shift: 3x12 or 4x12 Nights
Years of Experience: 1
First Timers Accepted: Yes
Certs REQ: BLS, ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced, NRP
Skills REQ: Per UD, Charge Experience Preferred or willing to train as charge
Is on-call REQ: No
Weekend REQ:Yes - every other
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs?: If needed may float to like units
Open to accommodating block schedule?: No
Locals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facility
Pending License Accepted: Yes, but must have license in hand for Auto Offer
RTO Restrictions: Time off approved on an individual basis upon offer. All RTO must be included in submittal
Guaranteed Hours: 60 Hours per 2 weeks - Traveler can be called off for 1, 12-hour shift per 2 weeks

UNIT INFORMATION
OB Triage/ Testing 5-10
7-14 LD/Antepartum
High Risk LD unit. 10 OB Triage Room, 10 LDR Room, 3 OR suites, 4 PACU room. Average Daily Deliveries around 7 but often have up to 14 patients with inductions and high risk antepartum. OB Triage averages 4-5 third trimester testing patients as well as an influx of triage patients each day

FACILITY INFORMATION
Type of Facility: Acute Hospital
Magnet/Teaching/Level Trauma: Magnet Facility, Level II Trauma, USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska
Total Staffed Beds: 407
Scrub Color: Provided
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Parking is free

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HIRING PROFILE

• Previous Charge Experience: Preferred

• Years of Experience: 1 year

• Patient Ratio Experience: -

• Charting System: Required, Epic

• Teaching Hospital Experience: Preferred

• Community Hospital Experience: -

• LTAC Experience: -

• Trauma Level I Experience: -

• Trauma Level II Experience: -

• Travel Experience Required: No

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• ACLS

• AWHONN Advanced

• AWHONN Intermediate

• NRP

REQUESTED SKILL SET

IV Therapy / Phlebotomy

• Administration of Blood & Blood Products

• Drawing Venous Blood

• Starting and Maintaining IVs

• Use of Infusion Pumps / Drips / IV Monitoring

Labor and Delivery Management

• Amnioinfusion*

• Assist with High-Risk Delivery

• Assist with Vaginal Delivery

• Circulate for C-Section

• Recover C-Section

• Scrub for C-Section*

• Sterile Vaginal Exam

Work Settings

• Antepartum

• Facility Births/Month: 100200

• High-Risk Antepartum

• Labor & Delivery

• Mother/Baby

Medication & Administration

• Antihypertensives

• Insulin Drips

• Magnesium Sulfate Therapy

• Pitocin (Oxytocin)

• Terbutaline

Neonatal Care in Delivery Room

• APGAR Scores

• Baby Nurse ( "Baby Catcher)

• Collect Cord Samples

• ID / Security Banding

• Neonatal Resuscitation

• Radiant Warmers / Thermoregulation

Newborn Care

• Assist with Circumcision / Assess Site Post-Op*

• Cord Care*

• Discharge Teaching to Parents*

• Newborn Assessment

• Newborn Hypoglycemia*

• Thermoregulation*

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 of the Patient With

• Bladder Distension*

• Cesarean Section

• Couplet Care

• Multiple Births

• Postpartum Hemorrhage

• Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

• Vaginal Delivery

Postpartum Care and Procedures

• Breastfeeding Support / Lactation Support*

• Foley Catheter Insertion / Management

• Fundus / Lochia / Perineum Care

• Use of Electric / Manual Breast Pump*

• Wound Assessment / Care

Surgical Case / Procedures

• Cervical Cerclage

• D&C

Pain Management

• Epidural Anesthesia

• General Anesthesia*

• Nitrous Oxide*

• Pain Assessment & Management

Professional Topics and Skills

• Isolation Precautions / PPE

• Vaccine Administration*

Care of Patient With

• Multiple Gestation*

• Pre-eclampsia / Eclampsia*

• Premature Rupture of Membranes*

• Preterm Labor*

• VBAC Management / Trial of Labor*

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

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