Travel Nurse RN - LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum
Nampa, ID
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🏥 Unit Overview

• Department: LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)
• Beds: 14 LDRP rooms (patients stay in the same room for entire stay)
• C-Section OR Suites: 2 (RNs circulate & recover patients)
• Triage Beds: 4 (mostly staffed by travelers)

📊 Birth Volume

• ~90 births per month
• ~1,200 births per year

👩‍⚕️ Staffing & Ratios (AWHONN Guidelines)

• Labor: 1:1 ratio (unless pairing 2 cervical ripening patients)
• Postpartum: 1:3 couplet care
• Triage: 1:3 patients (up to 4 with resource nurse support)

Additional Support:

• Charge Nurse (no patient assignment)
• Resource Nurse (assists with deliveries & breaks)
• Triage Nurse
• 1 CST per shift
• 1 CNA per shift (may float to HUC role if needed)

👶 Patient Population

Common cases include:

• 32+ weeks gestation
• Hypertension (Magnesium treatment)
• VBACs / TOLACs
• Gestational diabetes
• Antepartum patients

❌ Does NOT accept:

• Placenta previa
• Placenta accreta

Community has many home-birth midwives, so patients often arrive for pain control or medical intervention.

🧠 Required Skills & Experience

• 3 years L&D experience required
• Mother/Baby experience preferred (1 year)
• First-time travelers accepted

Must be able to:

• Attend deliveries
• Perform 1 hour newborn care
• Provide postpartum couplet care
• Circulate C-sections
• Perform triage
• Manage magnesium patients

Charge nurse experience is a plus.

📜 Required Certifications

• NRP
• BLS
• ACLS
• STABLE

💉 Drips & Protocols

RNs must titrate drips, including:

• Pitocin
• Magnesium
• Insulin (occasionally)

🏥 Provider Coverage

• OB Hospitalist: 24/7
• Neonatal NP: 24/7
• Anesthesia: 24/7
• Respiratory Therapy: Available for equipment support

⏰ Scheduling

• Shift: 7 AM – 7 PM / 7 PM – 7 AM
• Charge/Resource: 6:45–6:45
• Travelers fill schedule gaps first