Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Contract

Job Description
Start date: ASAP
First Time Traveler: Yes (prefers seasoned traveler)
Weekend Requirement: Yes, every other
Ratios: n/a
Visits/Day: n/a
Rooms/Beds: 7/14
Avg. Daily Census: 10
Years of experience: 2 yr
Float: yes. possible float MS and ortho
Call Required: depending on patient census
CA state license: yes
Pending License accepted: no
RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility:
Scrub Color: royal blue

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Previous Charge Experience:
  -
• Years of Experience:
  1 year(s)
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic
• Teaching Hospital Experience:
  -
• Community Hospital Experience:
  -
• LTAC Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level I Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level II Experience:
  -
• Travel Experience Required:
  No
• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  ACLS, AWHONN Advanced*, AWHONN Intermediate, BLS, NRP
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  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
  Forceps/vacuum extraction
  Hemorrhage/shock
  Recover C-Section
  Scrub for C-Section*
  Sterile vaginal exam

  Medication & Administration

  Anticoagulation therapy
  Antihypertensives
  Antiseizure
  Insulin drips
  Magnesium Sulfate therapy
  Pitocin (oxytocin)
  Prostaglandins
  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
  Infant Identification
  Metabolic Screen
  Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
  Newborn Assessment
  Newborn hypoglycemia
  Phototherapy
  Teach Circumcision care to parents
  Thermoregulation

  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*
  Tubal Ligation*

  Work Settings

  Community Level experience*
  Labor & Delivery
  Mother/Baby

  Pain Management

  Epidural Anesthesia
  General Anesthesia
  Nitrous Oxide
  Opioids
  Pain assessment & management
  Use of PCA (IV)

  Professional Topics and Skills

  Isolation Precautions/PPE
  Vaccine Administration

  Antepartum Care and Procedures

  NST (Non Stress Tests)
  OCT (Oxytocin Challenge Tests)*
  Sterile vaginal exam
  Triage of obstetrical patients
  Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring)

  Fetal Monitoring

  Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
  Spiral Electrode Placement*
  Use of External Fetal Monitoring
  Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring
  Use of IUPC (Intrauterine pressure catheter) placement and calibration*

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