Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Post-Partum/Mother Baby unit position requiring NRP certification and experience with newborn transition and postpartum Magnesium management.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting in a dedicated Postpartum/Mother Baby unit
• Unit includes 32 postpartum beds, 11 L&D beds, 7 antepartum/high-risk beds, 3 triage beds, and 2 OR suites
• Approximately 4,000 births per year
• Common patient diagnoses include preeclampsia and hypertensive disorders, gestational and insulin-dependent diabetes, high BMI, multiple gestations, advanced maternal age (AMA), and substance use disorders
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
• RNs are required to titrate drips; Magnesium is the primary titratable drip
• EFM charting system: Centricity Perinatal
• EMR: Epic
• 12-hour night shifts; weekends and holidays required
• Low-census on-call required
• Floating to L&D for normal newborn transition is required
• CNAs are available on the unit
• OB hospitalist (OBHG) in-house 24/7; Neonatologist or NICU advanced practice provider available 24/7

Requirements

• Active WA state RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Required certifications (active, not pending): BLS and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Experience with newborn transition and postpartum Magnesium management required
• COVID vaccination required
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire

Additional Information

• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year; candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• In L&D, hospital-provided scrubs are worn; personal scrubs are permitted on the postpartum unit
• Unit-specific orientation is provided (12 orientation hours)
• 13-week contract with 12-hour night shifts