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

Required Certifications

RN IF license required,Covid card ,ACLS, BLS Certification, NRP, Stable

Shift Notes

7p-7a weekends as needed, Float to all St. Lukes Treasure Valley Sites-Meridian, Nampa, Boise in primary skill set (L&D/Mother Baby) or as a sitter.

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Required Experience / Skills

• Minimum 3 years L&D experience
• Prefer 1 year Mother/Baby experience
• First-time travelers accepted
• Must be able to:
  • Attend deliveries
  • Provide 1 hour newborn care
  • Complete newborn stabilization & assessment
  • Staff triage
  • Circulate C-sections
  • Provide Postpartum Couplet Care
  • Administer & manage Magnesium
  • Titrate drips
• Charge experience preferred

Unit Notes

Department: LDRP
Position: RN
Experience Accepted: Will accept 1 year experience (see requirements below)

Unit Overview

• Beds: 14 LDRP beds (patients stay in the same room)
• OR Suites: 2 (for C-sections – RNs circulate and recover)
• Triage Beds: 4 (travelers will staff triage)
• Birth Volume:
  • ~90/month
  • ~1,200/year

Staffing & Ratios

• AWHONN Staffing Standards Followed
  • Labor: 1:1
  • May pair 2 cervical ripening patients
  • Postpartum: 1:3 couplets
  • Triage: 1:3 (if 4 patients, Resource RN assists)
• Charge Nurse:
  • Present every shift
  • Does NOT take an assignment
• Additional Leadership Support:
  • Admin Supervisor every shift
  • Resource RN (no assignment at start; assists with breaks, deliveries, baby stabilization, med double sign-off)
  • Dedicated Triage RN (fills quickly)

Patient Population

• 32 weeks gestation and greater
• Hypertension (Magnesium administration required experience)
• VBACs and TOLACs
• Gestational diabetes
• Diverse population
• Community includes many home birth midwives (patients often present for intervention/pain control)
• Some antepartum patients
• Do NOT accept: Placenta previa or placenta accreta

Required Certifications

• NRP
• BLS
• ACLS
• STABLE

Drips

• RNs titrate drips
• Common drips:
  • Pitocin (Protocol driven)
  • Magnesium (Protocol driven)
  • Insulin (occasionally)

Support Staff

• 1 CST per shift
• 1 CNA per shift (may be pulled to HUC role if needed)
• OB Hospitalist 24/7
• Neonatal NP 24/7
• Anesthesia in-house 24/7
• RT available for troubleshooting

Monitoring

• No tele techs
• RNs read own strips
• Tele capability available but rarely used
• Patients requiring higher level of care are transferred
• EFM System: Centricity

Scheduling

• Shift Times: 7a–7p / 7p–7a
• Charge & Resource: 0645–1845 / 1845–0645
• First schedule: Travelers fill holes
• Subsequent schedules: Preferences considered but not guaranteed
• No block scheduling guaranteed
• Cannot work 6 shifts in a row

Weekend & Holiday

• No set weekend minimum
• No set holiday requirement
• May work holiday based on need
• Core staff follow 3-group holiday rotation

Call

• No call requirement

Floating

• Must float to all St. Luke’s Treasure Valley sites:
  • Meridian
  • Nampa
  • Boise
• Float within primary skill set (L&D, Postpartum, Antepartum) or as sitter
• Travel duos require 2 vehicles (may float to different sites)

Orientation

• 4 unit-specific shifts
  • C-Section
  • Labor
  • Postpartum
• Compliance & EPIC (Curio) assignments must be completed before start

Dress Code

• Hospital-issued scrubs
• Must change in/out at beginning and end of shift
• No fingernail lacquer policy
  • No acrylic or gel nails
  • NICU embedded within 7 LDRP rooms

Additional Notes

• Strong traveler retention (many extend and return)
• Only LDRP site in the system
• 50-mile radius rule applies