Labor and Delivery RN
Portage, WI
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Shift Requirements: 12 hour day/night variables.

Weekend/Holiday: 2 weekends out of 4 as needed , holiday rotations.

Float Requirements: OB and L&D - Could potentially float to Med/Surg , ER or ICU for tasks if/as needed(vital signs, answer lights, complete a patient history).

On Call/Call Back Requirements: No requirements for additional on-call or back-up. Additional shifts MAY be available to pick up for sick calls, etc.

Required Certifications: Mandatory: BLS, Advanced NRP, WI RN license Ahwonn and Pals preferred.

(Aspirus requires AHA or ARC certifications).

Minimum Experience: 2 years in OB with L&D experience.

1 travel assignment REQUIRED.

Critical access hospital experience highly preferred.

WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 7 DAYS OF RTO.

Charting Experience: EPIC REQUIRED.

Required Skillset: Labor and Delivery competent.

Unit Information (Bed size, Case type, Patient ratio): 2 labor rooms; 6 post-partum.

Level 1 maternity/Level 1 nursery as well as post-op GYN patients.

Our birth rate is ~ 100 annually.

Month to month is highly variable.

Patient Ratio – we try to adhere to AWHONN guidelines (L/D nurse should be familiar with this).

Average Daily Census: Highly variable.

Average monthly delivery rate is ~ 10/month.

Nurse to Patient Ratio: as above- we staff to AWHONN guidelines.

Nurses do labor/post-partum/newborn nursery care (not separate units). For example – on a night shift, 1 RN may have 2 moms/2 babies assigned while the 2nd RN has no assignment – takes all triage, labor patients, does daily tasks/restocking, cleaning, etc.

OR sometimes they share the 2 “couplets” between them and then work together if someone comes in.

Scrub colors: Any- but provided if they go into surgery.

Contract is eligible for 36 hours of unbillable low census hours.

Travelers can be put on call for low census hours.

The on-call hours that travelers are placed on will count toward the 36 low census unbillable hours.

If the traveler is called back to the facility, they will be able to receive call back pay.

Call back minimum is 2 hours.

During Flu Season any traveler that declines to be flu and covid vaccinated will be required to wear a mask at all times.