LDRP RN
Bismarck, ND
Olaro
4x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (LDRP) - Bismarck, ND

Job Details

• Specialty: LDRP RN (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)
• Location: Bismarck, North Dakota
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week
• Schedule: Rotational shifts (7a-7p, 7p-7a), schedule made 6 weeks in advance with block scheduling; weekend every third weekend; holiday as needed
• Orientation: 2 shifts of 12 hours on the unit

Unit Overview

• 7 Labor & Delivery beds
• 12 Postpartum beds, 8 Surgical beds
• 1 dedicated C-Section OR, 2 GYN surgical ORs
• 3-bay triage (average 17 patients/month)
• Approximately 643 births annually
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines:

  • L&D: 1:1-2
  • Postpartum: 1:2-3 couplets
  • Surgical/medical: 1:3-4

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Obstetric patients including antepartum, triage, postpartum
• MgSO4 therapy, preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes
• Accept patients 23+ weeks gestation
• Postpartum vaginal and C-section deliveries
• Occasional higher risk patients (no cardiac interventions)
• Surgical cases: hysterectomy, bladder repairs, mastectomies

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of LDRP nursing experience (highest required)
• Must be able to titrate drips (pitocin, magnesium sulfate, occasional insulin)
• Comfortable with first-time travel nurses expected to jump in quickly
• Ability to scrub in surgeries preferred
• Must be able to place telemetry patches correctly and read telemetry strips in Phase 1 recovery for C-sections

Certifications & Licenses

• BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) required
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring required (advanced preferred)
• STABLE certification required

Team & Support

• Charge nurse on each shift who takes patient assignments and attends deliveries (travelers will not be charge)
• 1 OB scrub tech scheduled Monday-Friday on days
• Unit clerk and occasional nurse techs (nursing students) available
• OB and Neonatologist on call 24/7; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner overnight
• Anesthesia available in-house 24/7
• Respiratory therapy equipment available; RNs troubleshoot supplemental oxygen as needed
• Remote telemetry capable unit with telemetry tech support for remote patients

Additional Information

• High patient satisfaction in the department
• Surgical scrubs provided
• Floating opportunities to Pediatrics, NICU (feeder-growers), Med/Surg, PCU, ICU, ED, Psych units as 1:1 sitter or helping hands
• No call or standby requirement; optional overtime available
• Radius rule: must live within 50 miles and cannot be concurrently employed with certain affiliated health systems
• Return to work (RTO) required within 7 days of contract start; no additional RTO approvals after submission