OB/L&D Registered Nurse
Bemidji, Minnesota
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

Job Opportunity: OB/L&D - RN

Location: Bemidji, Minnesota
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Required Experience & Certifications

• Minimum 2 years OB/L&D experience (including Postpartum and Pediatrics)
• Active Minnesota RN license
• Active BLS (AHA) certification required
• Active ACLS (AHA) certification required
• Active NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
• PALS certification preferred
• EPIC experience required; if no EPIC, must specify other EMR systems used
• Willingness to float to other units such as Telemetry and Med-Surg

Job Responsibilities

• Care for postpartum, stable antepartum, pediatric patients, newborns, GYN, Med-Surg overflow
• May serve as 2nd RN in Special Care Nursery (SCN)
• Assist in filling schedule vacancies related to staff onboarding, vacancies, and staff on FMLA
• Float to Med-Surg and Tele units as needed

Unit Details

• Patient census varies:

  • Average 5 mom/baby couplets
  • 2 pediatrics
  • 1 GYN
  • 2 labor
  • 4 SCN patients
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • 1:3 mom/baby couplets
  • 1:5 GYN/Med-Surg patients
  • 1:3-4 pediatrics
• Support staff includes ward clerk (7am-7pm), CNA (Tues-Thurs), charge nurse/circulator, resource nurse, and LPN scrub nurse without assignments

Equipment & Systems Used

• EPIC One Chart
• Acudose
• Philips Vitals Machines
• Bladder Scanner
• Medula Breast Pumps
• Responder 5 Call Light System
• Medfusion Pumps

Schedule & Shift Details

• Variable shifts including days, nights, weekends
• 12-hour night shifts
• Every 3rd weekend and rotating holidays
• Must badge in and out at facility
• Scrub color: Navy Blue

Additional Notes

• Must be willing to float per union contract (travelers are first to float)
• Must be able to work in Labor, Postpartum, Nursery, and Pediatrics units
• Equipment and unit orientation provided on first day
• Prior travel experience is NOT explicitly required for this position
• Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility may have adjusted rates (not included here)
• If previously employed by this health system, must have ended employment at least 6 months prior to application