Labor and Delivery RN
Portland, OR
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

L&D RN, Portland, Oregon

Assignment Overview

• Role: Registered Nurse, L&D RN (designated 1st timer position)
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Hours: 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts
• Shift options: Evening (3x12, 15:00 start) or Night (3x12, 03:00 start)
• Shift changes: Shifts may move between primarily days and primarily nights, with at least a week's notice
• Facility: Short-term acute care, 418 staffed beds
• Parking: No fee
• Scrubs: Any color for all units; OR and L&D scrubs provided
• Charting system: Epic
• 48-hour weeks: Approved
• Orientation: Reduced non-billable orientation of 0 hours (standard is 40)

Schedule and Staffing

• Ratios: 1:1 or 1:3
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Block schedules: Not required
• On-call: Required. If a shift is cancelled, the nurse will be required to be on call.
• Special requirements: High Risk OB

Float Expectations

• Floating between units is expected based on unit needs and is common based on skill sets.
• Nurses may float to other units and facilities in the system to meet needs.
• Floating to Postpartum and High Risk Antepartum is included in the assignment.
• A hotel is offered for consecutive floating shifts (at additional cost).

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Labor and Delivery experience (1 year)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• Experience working with High Risk OB patients

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start and updated annually. Includes education verification for a nursing degree. Open or active background hits, any felony cases, or more than one DUI charge will result in cancellation.
• Exclusion screenings: EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated monthly.
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Instant results are acceptable.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN. Must indicate freedom from infectious disease and ability to work with or without accommodations.
• TB screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR vaccines (28+ days apart) or a positive titer.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer.
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or documentation of a positive titer and vaccination.
• Tdap: Within 10 years. Declination accepted.
• Influenza: Vaccine during flu season or a declination.
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred. Declinations are not required.
• Fit testing: Required. Any mask type is acceptable.
• RespSafety clearance: Required and renewed annually.
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years of employment.
• Annual modules: Regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) completed annually, plus facility training modules that must be completed within one week of orientation.
• Badge photo: Required.