Labor and Delivery RN
Lafayette, Indiana
Indiana University Health Arnett

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Overview

• Location: Lafayette, Indiana
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 8 to 12 weeks
• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Unit: Labor and Delivery (Maternal Child Health float required)
• Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts (18:00 to 06:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Holiday requirement: Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Total staffed beds: 153 to 210 across campuses
• Parking: Free
• Charting system: Cerner

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana (an in-state Indiana RN license must be in hand before starting; pending licenses are not accepted)
• Labor and Delivery experience (1.5 years)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• FHM
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Clinical Environment

• Patient populations and conditions: Labor, induction, scheduled and unscheduled C-sections, C-section with salpingectomy, SROM, PPROM, hypertension, preeclampsia, antepartum patients, and triage patients
• Equipment: CADD epidural pumps, birthing balls and peanut balls, Alaris IV pumps, Philips wired and wireless monitoring, Periwatch (vigilance being added in June), Steadys, Hillrom labor beds, Draeger Radiant warmers, vein light, and VScan
• Staffing ratios follow AWHONN guidelines as closely as possible:

  • 1:1 for active labor
  • 1:2 when not in active labor
  • Up to 1:3 for triage or antepartum patients
  • Nurses may take an additional patient when the unit is very busy
• Float: Required to MCH

Pre-Start Requirements

• Licensing: Online license verification from the primary source (within 30 days before start), showing expiration date and any disciplinary actions
• Background: Background check within 90 days, including 7 years of history. International search required if the candidate lived or worked outside the US in the past 7 years. Driver's license or passport required.
• Education: Third-party education verification and official transcript or diploma (may be pending at start but must be obtained)
• Exclusion checks: Federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) within 30 days of start
• Competencies: Medication/pharmacology exam, unit competency exam, color blindness test (Ishihara or online test with 100% score), and skills checklist (within 12 months, updated annually)
• Health:

  • Physical exam within 12 months of start
  • TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON-TB Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, plus annual TB questionnaire. Positive results require a chest X-ray within 2 years and proof of past positive.
  • 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant tests not accepted)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 documented vaccines. Varicella history is not accepted, and declinations or exemptions are not accepted.
  • Hepatitis B: series, titer, or signed declination
  • Flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption (declinations not accepted)
  • Fit test within 12 months with an approved N95 respirator (on-site testing is a last resort)
  • Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap: preferred but not required
• References: At least 2 from recent employment, verified within 2 years. Reference contacts must hold a title of charge, manager, supervisor, or above.
• Employment application: Complete work history, with any gap of 30 days or more explained, covering the past 7 years