L&D RN
Williston, North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Medical Center

LDRP RN

Overview

• Role: LDRP RN
• Location: Williston, North Dakota
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day/Night Rotate
• Hours: 36 per week
• Department: LDRP RN - Float

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
• Able to read and interpret fetal strips
• Critical thinking
• Follow quality metrics
• Previous travel experience
• Must be able to read strips
• RN license implied by the job title

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• NRP
• STABLE

Unit Details

• 15 total L&D beds: 7 L&D and 8 postpartum
• 1 OR suite on the unit for C-sections
• About 58 births per month
• AWHONN ratios: 1:1 for pit, mag, or insulin drips; 1:3 couplet care
• Common patient types include obstetric/neonates, hypertension, and GDM
• RNs titrate drips
• Common drips: pitocin, insulin, magnesium
• Charge nurse on each shift
• Charge nurse takes an assignment
• CNA support is available
• OB/Neonatologist is not in house 24/7
• Anesthesia is not in house 24/7
• RT equipment is available
• RNs do not have additional responsibilities with RT equipment beyond troubleshooting
• No Tele/Monitor Techs on the unit
• RNs read their own strips
• Tele monitors are Philips
• EFM system: traceview/PIP
• EMR: Meditech

Scheduling

• Shifts: 0645-1915 and 1845-0715
• No self-scheduling
• Block scheduling allowed
• Every other weekend required
• Every other holiday required
• Call or standby depends on staffing
• 3 shifts of unit/department-specific orientation

Floating

• May float to Medsurg and ER
• May float wherever in the hospital the nurse is needed
• Permanent staff are usually first to float

Additional Notes

• No clinical involvement
• Scrub color is maroon
• Scrubs are provided, and the RN changes into surgical scrubs on the unit
• RTO must be submitted upfront; additional RTO will not be approved
• Radius rule: 50 miles
• Candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past 12 months