Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Ellsworth, ME
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights

ASAP start needed

Simplifi Interviews 

General Information 

• Level III Nursery
• 200 births per year
• Beds: 4 Labor & 4 Postpartum
• Minimum experience? 2 years
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes with at least 3 years L&D experience – decline otherwise
• Patient Types:
  • Low risk; all high risk are patients are transferred out for labor and delivery,
  • LDRP – meaning the patient will stay on this unit for Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum/Couplet care. Traveler must be comfortable with all phases as well as care of well babies – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this
  • Post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, feeders/growers
  • They also get MSU surgical patient overflows. Low acuity patients there for IV Antibiotics, swing bed or rehab. No infectious patients, no telemetry monitoring – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this – average ratio with Med/Surg patients would be 1:2-3 patients
  • They have a low volume of deliveries, averaging 200/year.
  • Rooming in model – there is no dedicated Nursery/Nursery RN – RN will care for babies as well
• Patient Ratios:
  • Based on AWHONN guidelines
    • 1:2 Laboring
    • 1:1 Active Labor
    • 1:3-4 Couplets
      
      Required Certifications:
    • BLS
    • ACLS
    • NRP
    • Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring
    • STABLE – must complete within 30 days of start
  • Charting System:
    • EMR: Cerner
  • Floating: If yes, where?
    • MS or ED to task only (no patient assignment taken)
  • Scheduling:
  • Weekend rotation: Every other
  • Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
  • Holiday Expectations: Every other
• Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?
• Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional; procedural scrubs provided for OR only
• Free Parking? Yes