Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an OB/L&D position at an acute care hospital, requiring at least 2 years of experience and active BLS and NRP certifications.

Details

• LDRP-style position in an acute care hospital OB unit, with labor and postpartum areas operating as separate but related units
• Unit includes 8 L&D beds, 1 OR suite for C-sections, 1 triage bed, and 12 postpartum beds
• Delivers care to approximately 100–120 births per month (1,300–1,400 per year)
• Patient population includes pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, postpartum hemorrhage, newborn respiratory distress, and general pregnancy cases
• RNs care for labor patients, postpartum patients, couplets, and stable newborns — RNs do not circulate in the OR or recover patients after general anesthesia
• Titration of drips required; common drips include oxytocin, insulin, and magnesium
• Staffing ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
• Charge nurses may or may not take an assignment; travelers are not assigned charge duties
• Nurse aides and surgical techs are available on the unit
• Anesthesia is in-house 24/7; OB/Neonatologist is not in-house 24/7
• CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilators are on-site and used primarily for newborns by separate dedicated staff
• GE monitors used; telemetry strips are read by tele techs on another unit
• Fetal monitoring via Fetalink EFM system
• Charting in Cerner (transitioning to Epic)
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Self-scheduling; every 3rd Friday, Saturday, and Sunday required
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Potential to float to other units as a sitter, in the same rotation as staff nurses

Requirements

• Active WI RN license or compact RN license (must be active by start date)
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA) and NRP
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in OB/L&D
• Comfortable with neonatal resuscitation and NRP protocols
• Experience caring for labor patients, postpartum patients, couplets, and stable newborns
• 2 professional references required for consideration: 1 supervisor reference from within the last 12 months of relevant experience, and 1 peer or supervisor reference from within the last 3 years of relevant experience

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of 3 days total: 1 day of online training, 1 day on the labor unit, and 1 day in postpartum
• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• Candidates who previously worked at this health system as permanent staff must have an end date at least 6 months prior to their start date
• Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility are considered local and may be eligible at a reduced travel pay rate
• The facility is transitioning from Cerner to Epic