High-Risk Antepartum and Postpartum Registered Nurse
Seattle, WA
Modern Healthcare Solutions
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Unit: 5SW Antepartum

Position Details

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Antepartum

Shift Information

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)

Float Required: Yes (to Postpartum unit)

Experience Requirements

Years of Experience: Minimum of 2 years

• Must have experience with C-Sections
• Screening required for Intermediate AWHONN certification

Certifications

Required:

• AWHONN Advanced
• BLS
• NRP

Preferred:

• ACLS

Skills

Preferred Skills:

• Medication & Administration
• Anticoagulation therapy
• Insulin drips
• Magnesium Sulfate therapy

Antepartum Care and Procedures:

• Assist with sterile speculum exams (effacement, dilation, station, presentation)

Labor and Delivery Management:

• Circulate for C-Sections

Work Settings

Work in a high-risk antepartum unit catering to patients from 6 weeks to 41 weeks gestation. Common patient diagnoses include:

• Preterm labor (PTL)
• Placenta previa
• Preeclampsia
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Premature rupture of membranes (PROM)
• Multiple gestations (twins)
• Substance use disorder in pregnancy

Responsibilities include caring for patients experiencing fetal demise or loss, as well as postpartum mothers with babies in the NICU. Note that there are no newborns on this unit.

Special Procedures/Unit Details

• Support of amniocentesis or sterile speculum exam at the bedside
• PCA Pumps
• Maintaining PICC/Central Lines, Syringe Pumps
• Administering Heparin, Insulin, Magnesium Sulfate

Scrub Requirements: Any color; scrubs are provided when floated to L&D units.

Location

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