Post Partum Mother-Baby RN
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico Hospital

Registered Nurse: Mother-Baby Unit RN (Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum)

Overview

• Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit: Mother-Baby Unit
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:00
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Guaranteed hours: Contracted hours of 36, 48, or 40 per week. The facility may call off 3 times during the 13-week assignment.
• Facility: Level I trauma, teaching children's hospital, short-term acute care, 554 staffed beds
• Scrub color: Black
• Parking: No fee
• Overtime: After 48 hours on contracts signed on or after 10/30/2025

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Postpartum experience: 1 year of postpartum experience, with postpartum experience within the last year
• Associate degree: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC). RQI is not acceptable.
• NRP certification: Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (NRP), required for Mother/Baby
• Driver's license: Valid non-local driver's license required (ID cards not accepted)
• Magnesium sulfate care: Ability to care for postpartum patients receiving magnesium sulfate infusions for pre-eclampsia

Patient Population and Special Requirements

• Patient diagnoses: Antepartum, postpartum, gynecology
• Postpartum: Must be able to care for postpartum patients receiving magnesium sulfate infusions for pre-eclampsia.
• Antepartum: Must check fetal heart tones and/or non-stress tests (NSTs) once per shift.
• Alternative: If the nurse cannot take antepartum patients but is comfortable floating to take med/surg patients, that is acceptable.
• Float: Will float within scope to Women's Special Care.

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Weekend shifts: 3 to 4 per 4-week schedule
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Self-scheduling; block not guaranteed
• Time off: Time off greater than 7 days requires approval
• Locals: Does not accept locals within 75 miles
• Pending license: Accepted
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Contract rules: New contracts and extensions must be at least 10 weeks. Travelers who have worked 4 consecutive assignments or reached their one-year mark must take a 6-month break, whichever comes first.

Background, Health, and Onboarding Requirements

• License verification: NURSYS verification for RNs
• Background check: 7-year criminal check within 30 days of start and updated annually. Must cover all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years.
• Federal exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, required within one year of start
• Education verification: Required. A diploma or transcript may be used if third-party verification cannot be completed.
• Fingerprinting: Required for NM Department of Health clearance, completed onsite during orientation. Candidates who completed NM DOH fingerprinting within the past 12 months do not need to repeat it.
• Drug screen: Negative required within 30 days of start. Instant drug screens are not accepted.
• Physical exam: Required within 1 year prior to start
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or PPD required within 1 year of start. PPD must have a mm reading.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 vaccines or positive IgG titer required
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive IgG titer required. History of disease and the Shingrix vaccine are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: Declination, series, or titer
• Flu vaccine: Required year-round and must be on file before start. Exemptions for personal reasons are accepted.
• COVID: No longer required by the facility, but the facility must still report COVID vaccine numbers. Upload the series or an declination.
• N95 fit test: Required within 1 year of start. Acceptable masks: 1870+, 1860, 1860s, V-Flex 1804, V-Flex 1804s. Facial hair may prevent passing the fit test, and the facility requires shaving in that case.
• Dysrhythmia (EKG) pass/fail exam: Not required for the Mother-Baby Unit
• Electronic health record training: RNs must complete an attestation. Candidates with EHR experience may test out. Otherwise, training modules are completed during orientation.
• Onboarding forms: Welcome PowerPoint acknowledgement before start, emergency contact form, background registration, and traveler compliance form (the agency may complete this)