Labor and Delivery Charge RN
Anchorage, AK
TalentBurst, Inc
4x12 hrs, Nights

L&D RN-CHARGE NURSE
*Must have Charge Nurse experience for this role. This position can expect to regularly work in the Charge Nurse position

Must have AK RN license in hand for Auto Offer.

Assignment Length - 13 or 26 Weeks
Start Date:ASAP
Shift: 3x12 or 4x12 Nights
Years of Experience: 1
First Timers Accepted: Yes
Certs REQ: BLS, ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced, NRP
Skills REQ: Per UD, Charge Experience Preferred or willing to train as charge
Is on-call REQ: No
Weekend REQ:Yes - every other
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs?: If needed may float to like units
Open to accommodating block schedule?: No
Locals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facility
Pending License Accepted: Yes, but must have license in hand for Auto Offer
RTO Restrictions: Time off approved on an individual basis upon offer. All RTO must be included in submittal
Guaranteed Hours: 60 Hours per 2 weeks - Traveler can be called off for 1, 12-hour shift per 2 weeks

UNIT INFORMATION
OB Triage/ Testing 5-10
7-14 LD/Antepartum
High Risk LD unit. 10 OB Triage Room, 10 LDR Room, 3 OR suites, 4 PACU room. Average Daily Deliveries around 7 but often have up to 14 patients with inductions and high risk antepartum. OB Triage averages 4-5 third trimester testing patients as well as an influx of triage patients each day

FACILITY INFORMATION
Type of Facility: Acute Hospital
Magnet/Teaching/Level Trauma: Magnet Facility, Level II Trauma, USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska
Total Staffed Beds: 407
Scrub Color: Provided
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Parking is free

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Previous Charge Experience:
  Preferred
• Years of Experience:
  1 year(s)
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic
• Teaching Hospital Experience:
  Preferred
• Community Hospital Experience:
  -
• LTAC Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level I Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level II Experience:
  -
• Travel Experience Required:
  No
• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, AWHONN Intermediate, NRP
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  IV therapy/Phlebotomy

  Administration of blood & blood products
  Drawing Venous Blood
  Starting and maintaining IVs
  Use of infusion pumps / drips / IV monitoring

  Labor and Delivery Management

  Amnioinfusion*
  Assist with high risk delivery
  Assist with vaginal delivery
  Circulate for C-section
  Recover C-Section
  Scrub for C-Section*
  Sterile vaginal exam

  Work Settings

  Antepartum
  Facility births/month 100-200
  High Risk Antepartum
  Labor & Delivery
  Mother/Baby

  Medication & Administration

  Antihypertensives
  Insulin drips
  Magnesium Sulfate therapy
  Pitocin (oxytocin)
  Terbutaline

  Neonatal Care in Delivery Room

  APGAR scores
  Baby Nurse ( "Baby Catcher”)
  Collect cord samples
  ID/Security Banding
  Neonatal Resuscitation
  Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation

  Newborn Care

  Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op*
  Cord Care*
  Discharge teaching to parents*
  Newborn Assessment
  Newborn hypoglycemia*
  Thermoregulation*

  Antepartum Care and Procedures

  Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation)
  NST (Non Stress Tests)
  Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus
  Sterile vaginal exam
  Triage of obstetrical patients
  Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring)

  Postpartum Care of the Patient with

  Bladder Distension*
  Cesarean Section
  Couplet Care
  Multiple Births
  Postpartum Hemorrhage
  Pregnancy induced hypertension
  Vaginal Delivery

  Postpartum Care and Procedures

  Breastfeeding Support/lactation support*
  Foley catheter insertion/management
  Fundus / lochia / perineum care
  Use of Electric/Manual breast pump*
  Wound assessment/care

  Surgical Case/Procedures

  Cervical Cerclage
  D & C

  Pain Management

  Epidural Anesthesia
  General Anesthesia*
  Nitrous Oxide*
  Pain assessment & management

  Professional Topics and Skills

  Isolation Precautions/PPE
  Vaccine Administration*

  Care of Patient With

  Multiple Gestation*
  Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia*
  Premature Rupture of Membranes*
  Preterm labor*
  VBAC management / trial of labor*

  Fetal Monitoring

  Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
  Use of External Fetal Monitoring
  Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring
  Use of IUPC (Intrauterine pressure catheter) placement and calibration

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