Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Georgetown, TX
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

CONTRACT - RN - LABOR AND DELIVERY (708) - 13 WEEKS - 7:00P-7:00A

NO ON CALL REQUIRED

BLS, ACLS, NRP, EFM

Unit Information:  LDRP

Location: GEORGETOWN, TEXAS

Building: St. David’s Georgetown Hospital

Floor: 4th Floor

Order Detail:

Facility Department Number: 70867

Discipline: “LDRP”- Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Special Care Nursery

Quantity: 11PP/MB rooms, 12 LDR rooms, 2-bed triage, 2 OB EDs, 8-bed SCN, 1-bed Isolation Nursery, 2 on-call physician rooms, 1 on-call anesthesia room

Target Start Date:

Shift:

Call Requirements: CNCs 1 weekend out of every 6 weeks, Manager/Director hold all other call dates. Staff RNs/CST/Unit Clerks are not responsible for call unless already scheduled for a shift and being put on call.

Weekends: Rotating- Depends per schedule and per shift (roughly calculates out to every other weekend)

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds – 23 (12 labor and 11 Postpartum)
• Number of Staff – Roughly 59 (starting on January 7th 2024)
• Type of staff:
  • Day Shift – CNC/Charge, OP/NSY RN, 1-2 Postpartum RNs, 1-2 Labor RNs (numbers for labor and postpartum RNs may vary)
  • Night Shift – Same as listed above, we flex off labor nurses as the shift goes on
• Patient Ratios – 1:2 at labor unless high risk, 1:4 couplets (8 patients individually) these are the MAX ratios we can have, ideally all couplets are 1:3 ratio
• Type of equipment – Alaris Pumps, Giraffe Warmers, GE Fetal Monitors, PCs in all rooms with dual monitors, EMR: GE Centricity/CPN & Meditech, US/TOCO Cords, Monica wireless monitoring, Giraffe Isolette
• EMR: GE Centricity/CPN & Meditech
• Permanent Positions on Unit Avaliable? (Y/N) – Yes for A shift RN, P shift RN, occasionally an open CST for A or P.  We do not employ PCTs on our floor, but will look for RNs and CSTs when contract labor need arises.

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for:  (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

•  Labor or Postpartum Experience within the last year

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• LDRP Experience (mother/baby, postpartum, OR circulator (cesarean section), well-baby nursery and NICU or special care nursery preferred
• NRP/ACLS/BLS (required)  STABLE (optional)
• NICU or Transition/Baby Catching Experience (We have a special care NSY with plan to open Level II NICU in late 2024

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

• Labor: cervical ripening, induction of labor (Pitocin), MgSO4, Insulin drip, high-risk/Level II Maternal patients followed by MFM
• Mother-Baby Care on Postpartum
• Infant/NSY Care (Special Care/Medium Risk)
• Level II NICU
• C-Sections & Tubal ligations; cerclage removals
• Care of fetal demise patients

Best personality Fit:

• Positive & Friendly Attitude
• Proactive and jumps right in
• Our unit is a family and we have worked very hard to maintain a good culture