RN Labor & Delivery

Job Description

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds – Labor beds -11, 4-ObEval, 2 OB PACU, 2 OR’s
• Number of Staff – 79
• Type of staff:
  • Day Shift – 1 Charge, 10 Staff, 2 OB Tech
  • Night Shift - 1 Charge, 10 Staff, 2 OB Tech
• Patient Ratios – 1 RN/2 patient, I RN/1 Pat
• Type of equipment – GE fetal monitoring
• EMR – CPN, Meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: 

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• AWHONN Fetal Monitoring
• Does Couplet Care if floated

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• Over 2 years of Labor and Delivery
•  Transition Nurse/Baby Catching

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

•   NST, Cervical exam
•  Managing labor, Titrating meds, McRoberts

Best personality Fit:

• Loves organized chaos, lots of patients

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

• BLS, ACLS, NRP, Awhonn EFM

Floating Area(s):

• Postpartum-Couplets

Dress Code:

• Scrub Color/Attire -  Hospital infant security scrubs   Purple (grape)

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

• Listed in Intranet

Weekends and On call(if any)

• Yes, as they are filling in our needs. Typically we don’t ask for a scheduled on-call.