SojouRN is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Tyler, Texas. Job Description & Requirements
Job Overview
Description:
Labor & Delivery RN (LDRP Floor)
Shift: 3, 12 hour Nights
Patient Ratio: Labor 1:2, Ante 1:3, MB 1:3
Charting System: Epic Required
Certifications: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, AWHONN Beginner, AWHONN Intermediate, BLS, NRP
2 years experience required
Previous travel experience required Travel Experience Required:
Yes
Certfications:
Certs marked with * are preferred
ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, AWHONN Beginner, AWHONN Intermediate, BLS, NRP
Skills:
Skills marked with * are preferred
IV therapy/Phlebotomy
Administration of blood & blood products
Drawing Venous Blood
Maintain central lines (CVC / PICC)*
Start & maintain peripheral IV
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
Work Settings
Antepartum
Facility births/month 100-200
High Risk Antepartum
Labor and Delivery
LDRP
Mother/Baby
Medication & Administration
Anticoagulants
Anticonvulsants
Antihypertensives
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
Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation
Antepartum Care and Procedures
Assist with amniocentesis*
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)
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
Newborn hypoglycemia
Phototherapy
Teach Circumcision care to parents
Thermoregulation
Postpartum Care and Procedures
Baby friendly protocols*
Breastfeeding Support/lactation support
Episiotomy/Incisional Care
Foley Catheter insertion
Fundus/lochia/perineum care
Wound Assessment and Care
Surgical Case/Procedures
Cervical Cerclage
D & C
Tubal Ligation
Postpartum Care of the Patient with
Cesarean Section
Couplet Care
Multiple Births
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Pregnancy induced hypertension
Vaginal Delivery
Pain Management
Epidural Anesthesia
General Anesthesia
IV conscious sedation*
Nitrous Oxide*
Pain assessment & management
Use of PCA (IV)
Professional Topics and Skills
Isolation Precautions/PPE
Vaccine Administration
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
Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Care
Telemetry Interpretation*
Local Traveler: No local – We do not contract staff residing in the following counties : Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, and Morris
SojouRN Job ID #. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.