Labor and Delivery RN
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Excela Westmoreland Hospital

Labor and Delivery RN

Overview

• Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 11/30
• Backfill: This position backfills a traveler whose contract ends 12/5.
• Local candidates: Not considered (no locals)
• Hours: 48 hours per week, 12-hour shifts
• Shifts: Rotating nights and days

  • Night (4x12): 19:00 to 7:30
  • Day (4x12): 7:00 to 19:30

Clinical Responsibilities

• Complete vaginal exams
• Assist with vaginal deliveries
• Circulate in C-section deliveries
• Start IVs and draw blood
• Assist with newborn stabilization after delivery using NRP skills
• Recognize complications such as postpartum hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
• One year of Labor and Delivery experience, with Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• AWHONN Intermediate
• FHM
• NRP
• Associate of Science in Nursing (Associate Degree in Nursing)
• Driver's License

Additional Certifications Listed

• ACLS (AHA only; RQI acceptable), front and back of card required
• PALS (AHA only; RQI acceptable), front and back of card required
• NIH Stroke Certification, updated annually
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute); workplace violence training is completed in facility modules during orientation, so no certificate is needed

Competencies and Training

• Unit-specific competency exam with a score of 80% or higher, completed within 12 months of start
• Core Part I, II, and III, annually, with a score of 80% or higher
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam with a score of 80% or higher
• Annual skills checklist, completed in full and in the candidate's legal name
• Facility modules before start (RN): assessment of patient policy, interdisciplinary plans of care, skin integrity, mobility, and catheter training. Proof of completion must be posted, with a 100% quiz score.
• Orientation checklist, code of conduct, confidentiality agreement, disclosure statement, and exclusion information form

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 12 months and updated annually. Must be completed by an MD, DO, NP/APRN, DC, PA, or clinical nurse midwife, on approved letterhead or universal form, stating cleared to work with no restrictions. Agency physical forms are not accepted.
• Tdap: Within 10 years (declination accepted)
• TB: QuantiFERON Gold or T-spot within 30 days of start. Chest X-ray within 3 years if past positive. TB questionnaire annually for past positive.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Two vaccines, a positive titer, or declination. If titer is negative or equivocal, facility declination, or two boosters with titer redraw is required.
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, 3-dose series, or declination
• Varicella: Positive titer, proof of 2 vaccines, or declination
• Flu: Required during flu season; facility accepts declinations
• COVID: Initial series or 1 bivalent vaccine, or declination. Medical exemptions must be signed by a physician. Religious exemptions must be signed and include a formal letter from the religious official.
• Drug screen: Negative result collected within 30 days of start, covering the required panel. Marijuana (THC) on the report results in rejection. Results cannot be pending.

Background and Credentialing

• Background check: Within 30 days of start and updated annually, including national sex offender and criminal searches, all locations within the last 7 years, and a single report
• Exclusion and sanction checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start
• Education verification: Initial degree, verified through a third-party vendor, within 30 days of start (not required for extensions)
• Pennsylvania clearances (required for all candidates; no clearance while results are pending):

  • Child abuse search (Childline)
  • Department of Human Services fingerprint results and PA FBI fingerprinting
  • Fingerprinting now uses the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services process, and results are typically returned within 24 to 48 business hours, plus mail delivery time
• Work history verification: Permanent positions within 5 years and travel assignments within 2 years, verified by a third-party vendor. Start and end dates must be in MM/YYYY format and match the resume, references, and education.
• References: One supervisor reference from a facility worked within the last 12 months, and one from within the last 24 months. Charge RNs may serve as supervisor references. References are posted only after work history verification is complete.

Documents

• Government-issued photo ID
• Emergency contact form (before start)
• Badge photo: JPEG, solid light-blue or plain background, head and mid-shoulders, no sunglasses or hats
• Signed job description