Labor and Delivery RN
Dickson, TN
Catalytic Solutions
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN L&D

Location: Dickson, Tennessee Employment type: Travel Contract length: 13 weeks Hours per week: 36

Unit Details

• Unit: Women's Services
• Beds: LDRP 9 beds, OBED 1 bed, NICU 4 beds, 1 OR suite
• Patient ratios: 1:1 for active labors, inductions, and C-sections; couplet care 1:3; newborns 1:1 until stable; NICU 1:3 intermediate care, but 2 NICU nurses must be in the unit if there are
• Unit staffing: No techs or unit secretaries
• Equipment: Central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, PCA pumps
• Schedule: Full-time, 3 shifts per week, rotating weekends and holidays, PRN to complete
• Floating: Regular staff, when not needed on their unit, are expected to float anywhere in the facility as needed. Some staff are cross-trained to float between LDRP and NICU.
• Patient experience: Daily rounding on all patients, safety rounding
• Dress code: Pink and/or brown scrubs required per the infant security policy for the unit

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Labor and Delivery experience (2 years)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• Experience working with neonate patients
• Experience with inductions (Pitocin, cervidil)
• ACLS
• AWHONN
• BLS
• NRP

Procedures Performed on the Unit

• C-sections
• Circumcisions
• Intrauterine monitoring
• Vacuum- or forceps-assisted deliveries

Facility and Team

• Facility certifications: Joint Commission, Stroke Center, Level II Trauma, Level II NICU
• Team: Six seasoned RNs with about 30 years of experience each, who serve as preceptors, plus several nurses with 7 to 10 years of experience. The team is described as collaborative and willing to help.
• Learning opportunity: Because this is an L&D unit, it offers experience in labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal care.
• Policies: Unit-specific policies and guidelines are available for review.