Labor and Delivery RN
El Paso, Texas
Del Sol Medical Center

RN - L&D

Location: El Paso, Texas Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: ASAP Hours per Week: 36

Schedule

• Shift: 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, 1 AM and 1 PM shifts
• Call: 1 call day per week (the unit profile lists call as twice per schedule)
• Weekends: two per schedule (AM Saturday and Sunday, PM Friday and Saturday)

Unit Details

• Unit: Labor and Delivery, 4th floor, one building
• Deliveries: About 2,600 per year
• Beds and Rooms: 15 LDRs, 2 OBED beds, 5 recovery bays, 3 ORs, 5 antepartum
• Staff: 52 total

  • Day shift: 1 charge RN, 1 OBED RN, 4 RNs, 2 OB techs, 1 unit clerk
  • Night shift: 1 charge RN, 1 OBED RN, 4 RNs, 1 OB tech, 1 unit clerk
• Patient Ratios: Labor 2:1, Antepartum 4:1, PACU 2:1, Postpartum 6:1
• Equipment: GE fetal monitoring, Panda warmer, Hillroom labor beds
• Permanent Positions: None available on this unit
• Recruitment Focus: Travel RNs, local CNAs, and sitters

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Texas
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Labor and Delivery experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Experience circulating for C-section deliveries
• ACLS
• AWHONN
• BLS
• NRP

Typical Procedures and Services

• Procedures: C-section, BTL, cerclage, D&C, inductions, mechanical dilators (Dilapan and cervical balloon)
• Outpatient services: RhoGAM, iron infusion, antenatal steroids, OBED

Best Personality Fit

• Open-minded
• Positive
• Team player

Dress Code

• Galaxy blue scrubs with a facility patch
• Closed-toe shoes

Unit Policies

• L&D oxytocin protocol
• Induction of labor
• Guidelines for maternal hemorrhage, maternal severe hypertension/preeclampsia, and diabetic OB glucose management
• Magnesium sulfate use
• MEWS

Unit Recognition

• Maternal Level III designation
• Mother-friendly facility