Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,459 per week at Tact Staff
Buckhannon, WV 26201
About the Job
Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/21/2024
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
null 50 mile radius rule - ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF CANDIDATE'S UNEXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE From manager, regarding shift and unit: It will either be all days or nights depending in level of experience because its a combination of L&D, Triage, Postpartum and Nursery. Small unit so we do all the above. Unit OB - L&D/PP (Cost Center - 8) # L&D Beds 8 Total Beds: 4 labor beds & 4 PP beds. Nursery has 8 crib capability. They would stabilize & transport out if need OxyCare # triage beds 2 of the labor beds can be used interchangeably as triage beds # Postpartum beds 4 PP Beds # births per year, month, day 350 Births/year; 25-30 Births/month Certs BLS, ACLS, NRP, & Intermediate FHM are required Ratios Generally ratios are 1:1 for L&D, 1:4 couplets FHM System Centricity FHM System EMR EPIC Charge Nurse Yes - perm staff not travelers Nurse Aides/OB tech 2 OB Techs from 8am - 4 pm, 1 OB Tech from 4pm - midnight. No OB Tech from 12 am - 7 am Weekend Requirement At least 2 weekends/month. They consider Fri/ Sat weekend Nights & Sat/Sun Weekend Days Call Requirement Potential to be placed on call due to low -census (or high census). This could happen rarely or could happen weekly Holidays Work into the perm staff holiday rotation Scrub Color Scrubs are provided Tele Tele capable if needed but they don't have to read or interpret. CCU would read strips. Vents No IV team OB/Neonatologist in house Providers are on-call. They also have Nurse Midwives that often stay in-house & will stay if staff nurses request them to stay in-house IV Team No IV Team but they have a PICC Nurse RT 24/7 RT in-house 24/7 & floats throughout the facility. Sometimes there is only 1 RT on nights. They do EKGs, Bipap, breathing treatments, ABGs, vent settings (in the CCU), etc. Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy closes @ 5:30 pm. After hours go through UHC (United Hospital Center) - Pyxis Shifts 12 h shifts: 0645-715 (typically 4 RN's during the day & 3-4 at night. They like to have 4 at night but don't always get 4. Might have someone on call come in if needed C-section experience required RN's don't usually circulate C-Sections; however, if the OR team isn't there yet, the staff nurse would need to be able to do this; therefore the ability to circulate C-Sections is required for this unit Floating If they have this experience & are comfortable, they could float to MedSurg or ER as helping hands; however, they would keep them 'clean' incase they have a delivery come in Floor specific orientation Orientation is mainly done on the unit 2-3 shifts w/ a preceptor Common diagnosis / Types of patients 20 weeks & up - This doesn't mean they keep 20 weekers - but they have to be prepared for any gestational age, mag, insulin, pitocin, multiples, VBACS, etc.This unit is strictly L&D but occasional may get some over-flow from MedSurg or CCU, depending on room availabilty & COVID
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #484859. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
About Tact Staff
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