Malone Healthcare - Nursing
Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum for a travel nursing job in Sacramento, California.
NDS A RN THAT CAN CATCH THE BABY - ASK IF THEY HAVE THIS SKILLSET*** **High risk unit, couplet care. Must be willing to do it all from start to finish. Must be able to circulate c-sections and feel comfortable in all aspects of LDRP Unit FBC - OB / L&D / PP (LDRP) # L&D Beds 10 # OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections? 2 # Triage beds 3 OB-ED and 3 antepartum testing used for OB ED overflow # Postpartum beds 12 # Births per day? Month? Year? 100-150 births a month Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios? Ratios 1:3-4 couplets, LD anywhere from 1:1 to 1:2 , 1:1-3 antepartums Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, & AWHONN-Advanced. STABLE preferred. Common diagnoses/Types of patients preterm labor/bleeding/inductions/cesarean sections/hypertension Experience or 'Must have' skills Must be able to float to MB and be able to circulate c-sections. All RNs must be able to circulate C/S Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips Pitocin Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief. Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? OB surgical techs OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7? OB hospitalist 24/7 - Neo on call 24/7 and rounds daily. Anesthesia in house 24/7. RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) No vents Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU only EFM System: GE Corometric monitors - Fetalink surveillance Shifts & Scheduling:12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. EOW and rotate with staff on holidays If placed on call - response time is 30 minutes Floating Requirements? All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen. No in house floating. Scrubs: Provided - Baby Catcher is also known as the NRP role. This is sometimes filled by NICU staff and sometimes by L&D. Depends on who has the staff available to do it. But it is an assignment for the entire shift.
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