Travel Nurse RN - Post Partum
Boise, ID
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Nights

Required Certifications

BLS Certification, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), STABLE Certification RN id /compact license

Shift Notes

7p-7a, weekends as needed, first to float

Mother Baby Unit – Boise Hospital (Floor 8)

Unit Overview

• Charting System: Epic
• Unit Type: Mother Baby / Postpartum
• Maternal Beds: 32
• Couplet Care: Capacity for 32 babies (rooming-in)

Patient Volume

• Births: Approximately 350–400 deliveries per month

Staffing & Ratios

• Follows AWHONN staffing guidelines.
• Standard assignment:
  • 3 couplets per RN (approximately 1:6 mother/baby ratio)
• Magnesium patients:
  • 1:4 ratio
• Occasionally:
  • 4 couplets during discharge periods.
  • Twin deliveries may create unique assignment ratios.

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP
• STABLE

Patient Population

• Postpartum mothers
• Magnesium sulfate patients
• Higher-risk maternal patients
• Twin deliveries
• Well newborns (babies requiring more intensive care are transferred to NICU)
• Cesarean section recovery
• Postpartum tubal ligations
• Circumcision patients
• Frenectomy patients

Experience Requirements

Must Have

• Experience in a similar Mother Baby/Postpartum setting, particularly if the traveler has only one year of experience.

Preferred

• Magnesium sulfate experience
• Two or more years of postpartum experience

Medication/Drip Management

RNs are required to titrate drips.

Common drips include:

• Magnesium sulfate
• Pitocin (per postpartum protocols)

Leadership & Support Staff

• Charge nurse is free of patient assignments.
• Support staff include:
  • CNAs
  • Unit Clerk/Health Unit Coordinator
  • Discharge Nurse (days) for education
  • Lactation Consultants (ABM model)
  • Contracted staff for:
    • Hearing screens
    • Newborn photography
    • Car seat safety
    • Newborn screening
  • Laboratory assists with newborn metabolic screenings.
• Unit is locked/secured.

Provider Coverage

• Neonatologist: Available 24/7 in NICU (responds to emergencies)
• Newbornist/APP: Available 24/7
• OB Hospitalist: Available for emergencies
• Anesthesia: In-house 24/7

Respiratory Support

• Mothers may occasionally require supplemental oxygen.
• Newborns needing more than basic oxygen support during resuscitation are transferred to the NICU.

Telemetry

• Telemetry is rarely used.
• Occasionally utilized for postpartum mothers with cardiac histories.

Scheduling

• 12-hour shifts
  • Days: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
  • Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Manager creates the schedule.
• Travelers are scheduled where staffing gaps exist.
• No self-scheduling.

Weekend Requirements

• Every other weekend (EOW) or as needed.

Holiday Requirements

• Expected to work holidays as needed.

Call Requirements

• No required call or standby.
• Opportunity to pick up extra shifts if desired.

Floating

Travelers are expected to:

• Float to Meridian and Nampa hospitals to care for similar patient populations.
• Occasionally serve as patient sitters on other units.
• Be the first to float and first to sit.

Dress Code

• Any solid or printed scrub color.
• Scrubs must be clean and professional.
• Closed-toe, closed-heel shoes required (no Crocs).

Orientation

• Typically 2–3 shifts.
• Travelers receive orientation to the unit.
• Expected to float to Meridian and Nampa and serve as sitters before permanent staff.