Labor and Delivery RN
Parkersburg, WV
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

L&D RN

Overview

• Location: Parkersburg, West Virginia
• Contract length: 13 weeks (13+ week assignments)
• Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Unit: LDR & MB

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: BLS (AHA), NRP, ACLS
• Documents: Unexpired copy of driver's license must be included with all submittals

Preferred

• Experience in a non-teaching environment
• Experience with fetal scalp electrodes
• Experience with different positions

Unit Details

• Beds: 9 L&D beds, 3 triage beds, 13 postpartum beds
• OR: OR suites are available; the OR team cares for mom while the unit prepares mom and cares for baby
• Volume: Average of 100 births per month, most deliveries Monday through Thursday
• Ratios: Generally follow AWHONN guidelines. Occasionally 1:2 in labor, but not the norm. Postpartum is 3 couplets or 7 with a post-op patient.
• Patient mix: Deliveries are generally not before 36 weeks; occasionally 35-week deliveries, with transfer of the baby. Pitocin and magnesium are not common. High-risk patients and NAS babies are not usually seen.
• Support staff: PCT during the day, typically 1 on labor and 1 on MB
• Charge coverage: "Charge free" each shift
• Providers: No neonatologist. OB/neonatologist, anesthesia, and pediatric hospitalist on call at night.
• RT equipment (vents, CPAP, BiPap, etc.): Only as needed
• EFM system: Centricity

Staffing and Scheduling

• Staffing levels: Typically 8-10 RNs on days and 7-8 on nights, one fewer on weekends
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling; block is not guaranteed
• Labor pattern: Most nights are inductions; not typically 1:1 labors (cervidil, cytotec, and pitocin)
• Weekends: Minimum of every third weekend, self-scheduled for both days and nights
• Holidays: Only if not enough staff
• Call/standby: Possibly; no mandatory call requirement
• Float: L&D and MB only; no nursery; travelers do not float
• Orientation: 2 shifts with a preceptor, 7P-7A, every other weekend

Other

• Scrub color: Hot pink