Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
South Lake Tahoe, CA
American Consultants
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel Labor and Delivery- California

American Consultants is looking for a travel L&D nurse for a facility in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Pay Package

Taxable; $41/50/hour

Tax Free: $1601/week

Total $3344/week

8 bed unit, 300 births/year. No deliveries before 35 weeks.

Specialty Profile Notes

Minimum of 2 years of experience working in the L&D department required. 
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP and Fetal Heart Monitoring required.  STABLE preferred.  FHM does not have to be AWHONN, will also accept NCC

Will care for high-risk patients such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and multiples (twins only). Day shift will do outpatient fetal stress tests.  Nurses do it all: pre-labor/triage, delivery, post-partum, and nursery care. Willing to train in nursery and lactation skills.  There are 2 RN/LCs on staff.
3 RNs always staffed on unit. RN should be able to independently provide care as no physician or anesthesia in hospital at nights or weekends.  RN will attend c-section and will recover mom and baby.  RN needs to have significant resuscitation experience for newborns. May float to ER or Acute Care floor as a sitter and will not take a patient assignment.  Ideal traveler is a self-starter, adaptable and open to coaching. 

Client job description:
The Perinatal Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients through the Labor and Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum and Nursery, by utilizing the established facility and AWHONN policies, procedures and guidelines, ensuring safe and effective care. The Nurse performs antenatal testing, monitors maternal and neonatal wellbeing during labor and provides individualized care structured to each patient’s unique situation and requests in order to achieve a safe and positive birthing experience for the family unit. The Nurse provides postpartum care and education based on individual needs and department standards. The Nurse provides newborn care based on individual needs and departmental standards. The Nurse participates in activities necessary in keeping the department in a state of readiness to provide patient care (included but not limited to restocking rooms, checking crash carts, quality control for point of care testing, participating in policy and procedure creation and revision, attending meetings, attending and/or providing in services, researching and championing ways to improve the patient experience).
Qualifications
Education:
● Completion of an accredited Nursing program.
● Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Experience:
● At least two years of recent Perinatal Nursing experience required; 5 years or greater preferred. If a Barton employee wants to transition to practice in the Family Birthing Center, then minimum two years inpatient nursing experience will be considered.
● Sufficient computer skills for electronic medical record documentation.
● In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English; Bilingual abilities are preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
● Excellent skills to provide triage/medical screening exams to patients presenting to the unit.
● Ability to assess and provide care to patients who have complications of pregnancy requiring treatment and/or hospitalization.
● Ability to assess and provide care to patients through the labor and delivery process.
● Ability to assess and provide care to patients in the immediate recovery period of a cesarean or vaginal delivery.
● Ability to assess and provide care to patients in the postpartum period.
● Ability to assess and provide care for newborns.
● Ability to communicate well with patients, families, and other healthcare providers for proper care coordination.
● Perform duties in accordance with AWHONN guidelines and standards.
● Skilled in prioritizing patient needs and cope well with a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment.
Certifications/Licensure:
● Current California RN license in good standing prior to start date
● Current ACLS and BLS for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association or ability to obtain prior to start date
● Current NRP by the American Academy of Pediatrics or ability to obtain prior to start date; for transition to practice RNs, must complete the first Barton Education available offering
● Current validation of competency in Fetal Monitoring, as evidence by National Certification Corporation (NCC) certification or AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course; for transition to practice RNs, must complete the first Barton Education available offering
● Current STABLE certification prior to start date or must enroll and complete the first Barton Education available offering
● Professional certifications including but not limited to NCC certification in Inpatient Obstetrics preferred