Labor and Delivery RN
Exeter, NH
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse

Contract Details

• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Guaranteed hours: 72 hours biweekly on all assignments (excludes on-call time)
• Schedule: Primarily nights, may swing to days, every other weekend. Every 3rd weekend required. Scheduling is done in 6-week periods, and self-scheduling is not allowed.
• On-call: Depends on the need for call and census.
• Orientation: 2 days

Unit and Patient Population

• Unit: 19-bed L&D, postpartum/mother-baby, and pediatric unit
• Volume: About 600 deliveries per year
• Level: Level 2 maternity unit with a Level 1 nursery. Deliveries at 35 weeks and up. Cesarean sections are performed on the unit.
• Patients: Maternal-child, newborn, and occasionally age-appropriate med-surg (females under 65)
• Staffing: Patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines. Core staffing is 6 nurses on days and 5 on nights.

Required Qualifications

• NH or compact state license
• BLS-AHA, ACLS-AHA, and NRP certifications
• Experience with L&D, postpartum, and pediatrics
• Circulating experience
• Must be separated from the health system for 6+ months to be considered. Local candidates are not considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• C-EFM certification
• Scrub experience (a bonus, not required)

Systems and Equipment

• Software: Epic experience required. Omnicell used.
• Equipment: Philips fetal monitoring, IV pumps, ICU medical Plum 360, epidural pump, PCA, glucometer
• Unit protocols: IVs, bedside ultrasound for presentation, epidural catheter removal post-delivery, phlebotomy

Other Requirements

• A facility coversheet is required at submission.
• Navy blue scrubs are provided by the unit.
• No gel or fake nails.