L&D RN
Meridian, ID
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Details

• Shift: 12H Nights, 7p-7a
• Weekend Requirements: Based on unit needs
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours/week
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Call/Standby: No
• Floating: Required; first to float
• Cancellation: Client may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment
• Charting System: EPIC
• Scrub Color: Blue scrubs provided on unit

Requirements

• Required Certifications: ACLS, Advanced Fetal Monitoring, BLS, NRP, STABLE
• License to Submit: Yes
• BSN Required: False
• Required Experience: L&D, Postpartum, and circulating experience
• Triage experience strongly preferred

Job Description / Duties / Responsibilities

• Unit: Women's Services, Meridian Hospital, Floor 3
• 10 L&D beds
• 2 OR suites for C-sections; L&D RNs circulate
• 4 triage beds
• 10 postpartum beds
• Approximately 120 births/month
• AWHONN standards: primarily 1:1 in L&D and 1:6 couple care in postpartum
• Patient population: Laboring patients 32 weeks and greater, elective and medical inductions of labor, stable antepartum patients, postpartum patients, and well newborns
• Titrate drips: Primarily Pitocin per protocol, magnesium, and rarely insulin
• Charge RN, Resource RN, and House Supervisor on each shift; Charge RN and Resource RN have no assignment
• CNA available for L&D/PP/NICU 4–5 days and nights/week
• Unit clerk available 24/7
• OB hospitalist 24/7; midwives always on call
• Neonatal NP 24/7; Neonatologist on call and available within 15 minutes
• CRNA in house 24/7
• No Tele/Monitor Techs
• EFM System: GE Connect
• Staff cannot work more than five shifts in a row
• Traveler schedule requests accommodated when possible outside approved time off
• Floating to like units within the valley required, including Nampa L&D and Boise L&D
• All sites are approximately 20 minutes apart
• May also be utilized as a sitter in MS or ED
• Notice is given prior to shift; true floating to a separate location is rare
• Unit-specific orientation: Customized per traveler, typically 4–6 shifts

Facility Information

• Facility: Meridian Hospital
• Care Setting: Acute
• Division: Nursing
• Trauma Level: Not specified

Submission Requirements

• Required certifications: ACLS, Advanced Fetal Monitoring, BLS, NRP, STABLE
• License must be available for submission