L&D RN
Salem, Virginia
LewisGale Medical Center

RN L&D

Overview

• Travel assignment in Salem, Virginia
• 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Unit: L&D
• Main Building, 2nd Floor
• 17 inpatient beds, 2 triage beds

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Labor and Delivery (2 years of experience)
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• AWHONN
• Experience with IV insertion
• Experience with lab draws
• JADA and BAKRI knowledge
• Experience with blood administration
• Experience with nitrous administration
• Proficiency in vaginal exams
• Experience setting up delivery tables for vaginal deliveries
• Ability to interpret fetal heart rate strips
• Knowledge of common OB medications
• Experience circulating for C-sections

Preferred Skills

• IV insertion
• Lab draws
• JADA and BAKRI knowledge
• Blood administration
• Nitrous administration
• Experience with vaginal exams
• Setting up delivery tables for vaginal deliveries

Unit Details

• Patient ratio: 1:1-2
• Secretary on dayshift only
• No techs
• Equipment: Monica Novii, Ambulatory (Telemetry) Monitors, GE EFM
• Documentation systems: Meditech, Centricity
• Floating: MB/Postpartum
• Scheduling: 3 12-hour shifts per week; 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule; ready for huddle at 6:45
• Willing to block schedule

Procedures Performed on Unit

• ECV
• C/S
• Vaginal deliveries
• Assist with vacuum or forceps as needed
• Epidural placement

Patient Experience

• AIDET
• Courtesy and respect

Additional Notes

• Hospital provided scrubs