Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Nampa, ID
Reliable Nurse Staffing
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Required Certifications: NPR, BLS, ACLS, STABLE - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 32 week gestation and greater, HTN-getting mag, BACs, TOLACs, some gestational diabetes, community has a lot of home birth midwives so a lot of the population comes in for medical intervention and pain control. Do have some antepartum patients. Do not take placenta previa or placenta accreta. Serve a very diverse population. - Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have 3 years of L&D experience, Must have mother baby experience- prefer 1 year, Okay with a first time traveler. Must have experience and be able to attend deliveries and complete 1 hour of newborn care, triage, Circulate C/S, and provide Postpartum Couplet Care. Must have experience with magnesium. Charge nurse experience preferred. - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Yes – Pitocin Protocol, Magnesium Protocol, Insulin drips (occasionally) - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Admin Supervisor on every shift. Charge RNs do not take an assignment. Also have a resource RN and triage RN. Resource nurse and triage nurse may start shift with no patients, triage does fill up quickly. Resource nurse will help with breaks, attends all deliveries "baby catcher"-must be able to stabilize, do physical assessment and cares within the first 2 hours, and is a 2nd sign off on meds - Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? Duties?: Yes- 1 CST per shift. 1 CNA is scheduled per shift however if they have a HUC sick call, CNA will go in to that role, so may not have CNA coverage -OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?: OB hospitalist 24/7 and a Neonatal NP 24/7 -Anesthesia in house 24/7?: Yes