L&D RN
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Regional Medical Center

L&D Nurse (RN) Travel Assignment

Overview

• Specialty: L&D (Labor and Delivery)
• Location: Chandler, Arizona
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 1900-0700 (12 hours per day, 36 hours per week)

Required Qualifications

• Two years of experience as an L&D nurse
• Experience with C-sections
• Computer charting experience
• Active BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications
• Active Arizona RN license or compact license
• Pass a dysrhythmia exam within the first week of onboarding (2 maximum attempts)
• Pass a pass/fail Sim lab on day 1 of orientation
• COVID vaccine, or a declination form with appropriate documentation and hospital approval

Preferred Qualifications

• Cerner EMR experience

Unit Details

• Unit: Labor and Delivery
• Beds: 18 LDRP beds, 14-bed OB triage, 8-bed antepartum
• C-section rooms: 2 fully equipped OR suites on the unit
• Average deliveries: 8-10 per day (322-344 per month; 3,863 per year)
• Patient types: Laboring or preterm pregnant patients
• Level of care: Level II for gestations 28 weeks and greater; Level 1 Trauma Center
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: Mostly 2:1 depending on acuity; antepartum up to 4:1; C-sections 1:1. The unit works toward AWHONN guidelines and is staffing up to meet them.
• Nurse aides: None
• Telemetry: No
• Ventilators: No

Clinical Responsibilities

• Travelers must be able to confidently circulate and recover C-sections
• Scrubbing is not necessary
• Titrate Pitocin and magnesium sulfate per protocol
• Patients transfer to postpartum (PP) after delivery
• Float to MB/PP when needed

Support Services

• OB hospitalist in house
• Anesthesia in house 24/7
• Pharmacy 24/7
• RT 24/7, including coverage of respiratory equipment (vents, CPAP, BiPAP, etc.)
• IV team available if needed

Schedule and Requirements

• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per schedule; first to float
• Holidays: Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Call or standby: Voluntary
• Floor-specific orientation: 1 week

Hiring Process

• Clinical interview, then manager review
• Not an auto-offer unit

Additional Information

• Study guides are provided for the dysrhythmia exam.
• A traveler who fails the dysrhythmia exam will have their contract cancelled and be placed on do-not-use status for 3 months.