Post Partum Maternal-Newborn RN
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston Area Medical Center Women and Children's Hospital

Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum RN

Location: Charleston, West Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Day shift, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 AM to 7:00 PM), weekdays, every other weekend Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week (discuss with manager) Call: No call requirement

Unit Overview

• Mother/Baby floor, a 21 private room unit
• Cares for postpartum moms, stable antepartum patients, and well or slightly ill newborns
• Nurses are trained to work the floor and the NBN (newborn nursery), which manages mild RDS, newborn hypoglycemia, cardiac monitoring, phototherapy, IV antibiotics, and NAS babies going through withdrawal
• Approximately 2,800 deliveries per year
• Breastfeeding support, with two full-time certified lactation specialists on staff
• Ratios: 1:6 for days; 1:8 for nights
• Patient diagnoses: Postpartum, antepartum, NAS, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal sepsis, LPI, SGA, LGA, hypoglycemia
• Orientation held every other week on Thursday and Friday, then report to unit
• RN may be floated within scope to meet facility needs when required

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in West Virginia
• Post Partum experience (1 year)
• Post Partum experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid driver's license
• Experience with non-stress tests (NST)
• Experience using electronic fetal monitoring (EFM)
• Experience administering blood and blood products
• Experience maintaining central lines (CVC / PICC)
• Experience administering antihypertensives
• Experience administering anticonvulsants
• Experience administering Pitocin
• Experience assisting with circumcision and assessing the site post-op
• Experience with car seat education
• Experience with cord care

Scheduling and Logistics

• Open to block schedule requests (discuss in interview)
• No RTO restrictions (discuss requests during interview)
• 100-mile radius rule (75 to 99 miles can be sent for facility approval)

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Valid driver's license and legible Social Security card required
• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start
• SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated annually; sex offender search within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Drug screen within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Physical within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Tdap required (declinations not accepted; medical and religious exemptions accepted with approval before start)
• Negative TB test within 3 months of start, or other accepted TB documentation
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity documented (vaccines or positive titers)
• Hepatitis B: positive HBsAB titer required, or signed declination
• Flu vaccine or approved exemption required (flu season October 1 to March 31)
• COVID vaccine not required
• Annual fit testing required (3M N95 1860 Small or Regular, or Aura 9205 accepted)
• Inservice modules (approximately 4 hours) completed one week before start
• Perm employees cannot return as travelers for 2 years after their last day worked as perm

Facility Highlights

• Short-term acute care
• Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Major teaching hospital
• Scrub color: Royal Blue/White (or combination)
• Charting: Cerner, Accudose, SBAR
• Parking garage free for travelers