Labor and Delivery RN
Merced, California
Mercy Medical Center Merced

L/S Nurse (RN), Labor and Delivery

Location: Merced, California Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 full years of experience
• Active BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN certifications
• Active California RN license
• AWHONN intermediate EFM
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring
• Strong IV skills
• Comfortable using evidence-based algorithms; travelers will meet with the perinatal safety officer

Unit Details

• Unit: L&D, averaging 200-240 births per month
• Beds: 9 plus 7 triage beds
• Ratios: Try to follow AWHONN; 1:2 if magnesium patient
• Charge nurse: Yes, each shift
• Nurse aides: OB techs
• Telemetry: None
• Ventilators: None
• Floating: To postpartum
• Support services: RT and pharmacy available 24/7
• OB and anesthesia: OB and anesthesia in house 24/7 (labor hospitalist); anesthesia on call 24/7 but not in house
• Satellite NICU: Level 2, physically located in the hospital but not part of it; attends deliveries as needed

Schedule and Expectations

• Shift start: 7a and 7p shifts; must be dressed, ready to go, and obtain report at start time
• Weekends: Three weekend shifts in a four-week scheduled period (one note lists four)
• Holidays: Vary; can be every other holiday
• Call: Not required, but an opportunity
• Floor orientation: 3 shifts on unit
• Scrub color: Provided by facility
• Patient mix: Must be able to circulate C-sections; generally transfers out high-risk patients; antepartum patients (e.g., magnesium); very diverse population with a high Hispanic population (bilingual staff appreciated)
• Facility expectations: Baby-friendly and golden-hour practices, including nurses bathing babies in postpartum; hourly rounds; bedside report and documentation required; no circumcisions performed
• Team: Strong, experienced nurses willing to teach and educate newer nurses; facility runs a baby nurse program that helps with infant care
• Manager scheduling: Manager cannot honor set or blocked scheduling
• Training: Facility modules assigned during orientation, not prior to assignment