Labor and Delivery RN
Dickson, Tennessee
TriStar Horizon Medical Center

RN - L&D

Location: Dickson, Tennessee Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36 Housing: Not mentioned

Unit Details

• Unit: Women's Services
• Beds and Rooms: LDRP 9 beds, OBED 1 bed, NICU 4 beds, 1 OR suite
• Patient Ratios: 1:1 for active labors, inductions, C-sections, and newborns until stable; couplet care 1:3; NICU intermediate care 1:3, with 2 NICU nurses required in the unit when applicable
• Unit Staffing: No techs or unit secretaries
• Equipment: Central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, PCA pumps
• Documentation: EMR documentation system
• Dress Code: Pink and/or brown scrubs required per the infant security policy
• Facility Recognitions: Joint Commission, Stroke Center, Level II Trauma, Level II NICU

Schedule and Floating

• Schedule: Full-time, 3 shifts per week, rotating weekends and holidays, with PRN shifts to complete
• Floating: Regular staff, when scheduled but not needed on their unit, are expected to float anywhere in the facility as needed. Some staff are cross-trained to float between LDRP and NICU.
• Patient Experience: Daily rounding on all patients, including safety rounding

Requirements

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Tennessee
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Labor and Delivery experience: 2 years, with experience within the last year, including the ability to labor and recover the mother and receive and transition the newborn, including assessment
• Experience with inductions (Pitocin, cervidil)
• Experience working with neonate patients
• Certifications: ACLS, AWHONN, BLS, NRP

Advanced Skills Needed

• Fetal monitoring education

Preferred

• Experience with shoulder dystocia, PP hemorrhage, and other potential OB emergencies

Procedures Performed on Unit

• C-sections, circumcisions, intrauterine monitoring, vacuum or forceps-assisted deliveries

Team and Unit Highlights

• Six seasoned RNs with approximately 30 years of experience each, who serve as preceptors
• Several additional nurses in the 7–10 year experience range
• A team described as very willing to help
• A strong learning environment for labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonate care