Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,452 per week at FHN Memorial Hospital
Freeport, IL 61032
About the Job
- BLS, NRP, AWHONN intermediate or advanced certifications required
Certification Details
- LDRP RN position offering a challenging and rewarding nursing experience
- # L&D Beds: 7
- # OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: 1
- # Triage beds: 2
- # Postpartum beds: 7
- # Births per day/month/year: 255 annually
- Common diagnoses include Labor, Preeclampsia, HTN, Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, Preterm labor
- Experience requirement: At least one year, with a focus on L&D, OR circulation and recovery, and couplet care post recovery
Job Details
- Required Certifications: BLS, NRP, AWHONN intermediate or advanced
- RNs are required to titrate drips such as Pitocin and Insulin
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor on-unit to manage cases with lower acuity
- Experience with OBIX EFM System
Job Requirements
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hours shifts, days and nights
- Additional call required to cover intermittent LOAs and vacations
- Weekend Requirements: Every other to every third weekend
- Holiday Requirements: Half of the holidays switching every year
- Call or standby requirement: 1-2 12 hour shifts per 6 week period, can be split into 4 hour blocks
- Floating Requirements: Only in critical need situations, primarily in MS as helping hands/sitter without a full patient assignment
Schedule Information
- Self-staffed unit requires extra call for LOAs and vacations
- Scheduling committee with unit staff make schedule with leadership approval
- Scrub Color: Hospital provided scrubs with water proof non slip shoes
Unit Specific Information
- AWHONN Notes, BLS, NRP
- Department: Labor and Delivery | RN
- RNs assist with common surgical procedures such as hysterectomies
- Nurse aides/surgical techs: Primarily clerical work and phlebotomy on the unit
- Nurses do not attend to Tele/Monitor tech duties; remote capabilities available
Additional Details