Labor and Delivery RN
Little Falls, Minnesota
CHI Saint Gabriel's Hospital

LDRP RN

Location: Little Falls, Minnesota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights (rotating day and night shifts) Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week Schedule: 7a-7:30p and 7p-7:30a shifts; shifts switch every 3 weeks

Unit Details

• Department: LDRP RN
• L&D beds: 4
• Postpartum beds: 6
• Triage beds: 1 separate triage bed
• C-sections: Performed in the OR
• Staffing ratios: Follows AWHONN guidelines, 1:1 when being induced and 1:2 postpartum
• Common diagnoses/patient types: Labor and Delivery, postpartum, hyperbilirubinemia, preterm labor, triage
• Charge nurse: Present on each shift; takes an assignment if necessary, but typically does not
• Nurse aide: 1 on duty from 6a-6:30p
• Physician and anesthesia coverage: OB/neonatologist and anesthesia are not in house 24/7 but are on call
• Respiratory therapy: On call 24/7 for equipment including ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and Airvo
• EFM system: GE
• Telemetry: RNs monitor telemetry; the HUC is also trained to read telemetry
• Telemetry monitors: Philips
• Strip reading: RNs read their own strips; ICU and charge nurses help with strips OB/Med Surg nurses are not comfortable reading

Required Qualifications

• BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications
• Experience in Med Surg/Peds and L&D
• Must have L&D and Med Surg/Peds experience
• Required to titrate drips
• Does not require previous travel experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Critical access experience

Clinical Responsibilities

• Drips to titrate:

  • OB: Pitocin
  • ICU: cardiac drips, heparin, sedation drugs

Coverage and Floating

• Weekends: Every third weekend, unless applying for a straight weekend position
• Holidays: Every third holiday
• Floating: When OB is slow, nurses float to Med Surg/Peds
• Call/standby: Required, with a 1-hour response time
• Orientation: 1 unit-specific 12-hour shift

Scheduling and Logistics

• Scheduling: A scheduler creates the schedule; self-scheduling is not offered
• Dress code: None; any scrub color is acceptable
• Radius rule: 50 miles. Candidates may not have worked full time, part time, or PRN for any facility associated with the health system within the past year.
• RTO: Required upfront. Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submission.
• Affiliate requirement: The affiliate must already have an account registered to run the Minnesota NETStudy before submitting a candidate.

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Communication, motivation, and approachability