LDRP RN
Bismarck, North Dakota
CHI Saint Alexius Health

LDRP RN

Location

• Bismarck, North Dakota

Contract Length

• 26 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts
• Days
• Rotational schedule: 7a-7p and 7p-7a
• Weekend requirement: every third
• Holiday requirement: as needed

Unit Details

• Department: LDRP RN
• 7 L&D beds
• 12 postpartum beds
• 8 surgical postpartum beds
• 1 dedicated C-section OR
• 2 GYN surgical ORs
• 3-bay triage
• Approximately 643 births annually

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS
• NRP
• AWHONN intermediate fetal monitoring
• 3 years of experience in LDRP
• Must be able to titrate drips

Preferred

• STABLE
• Advanced AWHONN fetal monitoring
• Ability to scrub

Clinical Setting

• Obstetric, L&D, antepartum, triage, postpartum, and postpartum surgical patients
• Accepts 23+ weeks
• Occasional higher-risk patients
• Common diagnoses include gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes
• May see postpartum vaginal and C-section deliveries, hysterectomy, bladder repairs, and mastectomies

Responsibilities

• Titrate pitocin, mag, and occasional insulin drips
• Place tele patches correctly
• Read tele in Phase 1 recovery for C-section cases
• Scrub if able

Support on Unit

• Charge nurse on each shift
• OB on call 24/7
• Neonatologist on call 24/7
• NNP overnight
• Anesthesia in house 24/7
• 1 OB scrub tech on weekdays during days
• Unit clerk and occasional nurse techs

Floating

• May float to Peds MS, NICU feeder-growers, med/surg, PCU, ICU, ED, or Psych
• In Psych, role may be as 1:1 sitter or helping hands

Orientation

• 2 unit-specific orientation shifts

Additional Notes

• First-time travelers accepted
• Travelers will not be charge
• Surgical scrubs provided
• Remote tele capable unit
• RTO must be provided 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