Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Ketchum, ID
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights

Certifications

ACLS, BLS Certification, NRP, Stable RN ID/Compact license covid card and 2 references 

Shift Notes 

Nights, 3x12s

Additional Requirement

• Radius Rule: 50 miles 

Unit Notes

Department: Labor & Delivery (L&D) | RN
Facility Requirement:
Candidate must provide written notice from clinician confirming:

• Housing has been researched
• Pay package is approved
• Commitment and understanding of the assignment
• Will sign offer within 24 hours

Unit Overview

• Unit Name: Women’s Services – LDRP (Floor 2)
• L&D Beds: 6 (secure unit)
• OR Suites for C-Sections: 1 dedicated OR suite on the unit
• Triage Beds: N/A
• Postpartum Beds: Same 6 LDRP beds
• Birth Volume:
  • ~160 births/year
  • ~12–17 births/month

Staffing & Ratios

• AWHONN Guidelines Followed: Yes
• Staffing: 2 RNs per shift
• Charge Nurse:
  • Core St. Luke’s RN preferred as Charge
  • House Supervisor available for support
• Nurse Aides/Surgical Techs: None currently (actively hiring)

Certifications Required

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• STABLE
• AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced (can be obtained if not current)

Patient Population & Scope

• LDRP model: RN cares for laboring, postpartum, well mom, and well baby
• High-risk and critical OB patients
• Inductions
• Hypertensive crisis management
• Hemorrhage protocols
• No twins or triplets
• Patients stabilized and transferred as needed
• RNs serve as newborn nurse for C-sections (do not circulate)
• Care for couplets (mom & baby) during first few hours post-delivery

Experience & Required Skills

• Minimum: 2 years LDRP experience
  • Strong L&D experience required
  • Will consider candidates with strong recent L&D experience plus some LDRP or postpartum experience within recent years
• Must Have Skills:
  • Newborn stabilization
  • Ability to manage laboring patients autonomously and independently
  • Comfortable working with OB not in-house (especially nights/weekends)

Drips & Medications

• RN Titration Required: Yes
• Common Drips:
  • Magnesium sulfate
  • Pitocin
  • Insulin (if stabilizing prior to transfer)

Provider Coverage

• OB:
  • Not in-house
  • In clinic Monday–Friday
  • On-call and called in for laboring patients
• Neonatal/Pediatrics:
  • Pediatric physician on-site M–F (days) for newborns
  • On-call nights and weekends
• Anesthesia:
  • On-call after hours
  • 30-minute response time

Monitoring & Equipment

• EFM System: Centricity
• RT Equipment: PRN nasal cannula and non-rebreather
• Telemetry/Monitor Techs: Not required
• RN Strip Reading: RN responsible

Scheduling

• Shifts: 7a–7p / 7p–7a
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling with core staff
• Weekends: Equitably distributed
• Holidays: Equitably distributed
• Call/Standby: None

Floating

• Floating limited to:
  • Helping hands
  • Safety attendant
• No picking up shifts in other departments
• Tasking may occur; emphasis on safe practice

Dress Code

• Surgical scrubs
• May wear personal scrubs unless in delivery (then surgical scrubs required)

Orientation

• 1 facility orientation day (includes Epic)
• 2 x 12-hour unit-specific orientation shifts