Labor and Delivery RN
Sacramento, CA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Labor and Delivery Nurse

Location

• Sacramento, California

Contract

• 13 weeks
• 12-hour day shifts
• 36 hours per week

Unit

• Family Birthing Center (L/D, PP & OB)
• FBC - OB / L&D / PP (LDRP)
• 10 L&D beds
• 2 OR suites for C-sections
• 3 triage beds
• 12 postpartum beds

Required Qualifications

• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• Active NRP
• Active AWHONN-Advanced
• CA license
• 2 years of experience
• Must be able to float to MB
• Must be able to circulate C-sections
• Must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU only
• Must be willing to do it all from start to finish
• Must be comfortable in all aspects of LDRP
• Must be able to titrate drips

Preferred

• STABLE

Clinical Details

• High-risk unit with couplet care
• Common patient types include preterm labor, bleeding, inductions, cesarean sections, and hypertension
• Pitocin is a common titratable drip
• Charge nurse generally does not take patients but does break relief
• OB surgical techs are on the unit
• OB hospitalist is in house 24/7
• Neo is on call 24/7 and rounds daily
• Anesthesia is in house 24/7
• No vents on the unit
• EFM system: GE Corometric monitors / Fetalink surveillance

Scheduling

• Report is at the bedside
• OT and extra shifts are available
• Every other weekend
• Rotates holidays with staff
• Call response time is 30 minutes

Floating

• May float to all other Sacramento facilities
• Mid-shift float to another facility is rare but can happen
• No in-house floating

Additional Notes

• Scrubs provided
• Baby Catcher is also known as the NRP role and is an assignment for the entire shift
• Candidates may not have been directly employed by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year
• 2 supervisor references are needed at submittal, with 1 within 12 months and 1 within 3 years worked
• Copy of driver’s license is needed at time of submittal to validate legal name