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

🏥 Department

LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum)
 

🛏 Unit Details

• L&D Beds: 5 LDRP beds
• OR Suites for C-Sections: 1
• Triage Beds: 0
• Postpartum Beds: 3 (C-section recovery rooms)
• Birth Volume: ~18–20 births/month (~225 per year)

👩‍⚕️ Staffing & Ratios

• Follows Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines
• Day shift: 3 nurses
• Night shift: 2 nurses
• Charge nurse takes patient assignments

📜 Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP
• ACLS
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• AWHONN preferred

👶 Patient Population / Common Cases

Level 1 Obstetric & Nursery care.

Common cases include:

• Pre-eclampsia
• Gestational Diabetes (GDM) if well controlled
• Deliveries 36 weeks and above

⚠️ High-risk pregnancies are typically transferred out if safe.

Traveler responsibilities include:

• Labor
• Postpartum care
• Newborn care
• Triage

Currently not scrubbing/circulating C-sections, but may be required in the future.

💉 Drips / Medications

RNs must titrate drips, including:

• Oxytocin (Pitocin)
• Magnesium sulfate
• Insulin (occasionally)

👨‍⚕️ Physician Coverage

• 15 OB physicians from 3 clinics
• On-call system
• MD arrival: 10–15 minutes

For imminent deliveries, the ER physician can assist.

🫁 Respiratory / Equipment

• Neopuff T-Piece resuscitator experience preferred

🖥 Monitoring System

• EFM System: GE CPN Monitor System with Novii
• RNs must be competent in EFM documentation

👥 Support Staff

• No nurse aides or surgical techs
• No telemetry/monitor techs

⏰ Shifts & Scheduling

• 12-hour shifts
  • Days: 0700–1930
  • Nights: 1900–0730
• Block scheduling possible
• Manager creates schedule
• Must be flexible for days or nights (straight nights possible)

📅 Requirements

• Experience: 2–3 years OB experience
• Must be independent in Labor, Postpartum, and Newborn care

📆 Weekend & Holiday

• Weekends: 2 per 4-week schedule
• Holidays: Every other holiday

☎️ Call Requirement

• 2 × 12-hour calls per 4 weeks
• Night call: 1900–0730
• 1-hour response time

🔄 Floating

Required to float to other departments on low census as:

• RN helper
• CNA helper

👕 Dress Code

• Purple scrubs provided

🎓 Orientation

• 1–2 days unit orientation