L&D RN
Silverdale, Washington
St Michael Medical Center

L&D RN

Overview

• Travel contract in Silverdale, Washington
• Unit: Birthing Center / Mother Baby – L&D
• 13-week contract
• Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• Holidays rotate with permanent staff

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license for Washington; pending license needed to submit
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• 2 years of experience
• LDRP experience
• Comfortable attending deliveries independently and circulating in C-sections
• Comfortable assisting with catching baby and transitioning baby
• Able to titrate drips
• No first-time travelers

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate or advanced FHM

Unit Details

• 13 L&D beds
• 2 OR suites for C-sections
• 2 triage beds
• 14 postpartum beds
• About 170-190 births per month
• AWHONN ratios: 1:2 for L&D and 1:3-4 for couplets
• Common patient types include 32 weeks and above, high risk, preeclampsia, diabetic, psych/social issues, and positive substance use
• Common drips: magnesium, Pitocin, and insulin
• Free charge nurse on both shifts
• One surgical tech 24/7
• Patient care assistant with clerical duties on each shift
• 24/7 in-house OBGYN/hospitalist
• 24/7 in-house NNP in the nursery
• 24/7 OB anesthesia provider
• RT support typically assigned to family birth
• Tele/monitor techs are used for PACU after C-section
• EFM system: Centricity-perinatal

Scheduling and Assignment Notes

• Block scheduling available when requested
• Standby response time is 45 minutes
• No floating outside the department
• Mother Baby and Postpartum are treated as one unit
• Labor travelers must also function in Postpartum with routine mom and baby competencies and be able to transition babies and attend low-risk deliveries
• Scrubs and a locker are provided
• Orientation includes 8 hours of compliance/unit education, 8 hours of EPIC class, and 2-3 twelve-hour shifts of unit-specific orientation