Labor and Delivery RN
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Parkridge East Hospital

RN L&D

Assignment Overview

• Employment type: Travel
• Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Unit: Labor and Delivery
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Hours: 36 per week

Unit Details

• Rooms: 9 labor rooms, 6 triage rooms, 3 AP rooms, 3 ORs
• Patient ratios: 1:1-2 laboring, 1:2-3 AP, 1:1 for C-section and PACU
• Staffing: OB tech always in staffing for scrubbing C-sections and assisting with vaginal deliveries; 1 dedicated charge nurse for triage and transport (baby nurse); 1 unit secretary, 0700-2300
• Volume: Community hospital with 200+ deliveries per month
• Procedures performed: Cervical exams, IUPC and FSE placement, vaginal deliveries, IV starts with lab draws, circulating C-sections, recovering C-sections (usually spinal anesthesia, occasionally general)
• Provider coverage: Laborist program with 24-hour MD and CNM coverage; dedicated anesthesia providers 24 hours a day
• Pain management: Nitrous oxide therapy and epidural analgesia
• Tools: Jada, fetal pillow, and Cook's catheters
• Training: Most nursing staff have completed Spinning Babies or Supporting Vaginal Birth classes
• Recent updates: Renovated labor and delivery and mother-baby units, including six new mother-baby rooms

Schedule and Floating

• Schedule: 3 shifts per week; during winter holidays, must work 1-2 days or evenings
• Floating: May float to Mother Baby, but not frequently. Will not float to any other department.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Labor and Delivery experience (2 years)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Dress Code

• Black, grey, or pink solid-color scrubs with no patterns
• No sweatshirts or t-shirts