Labor & Delivery RN
Dickson, Tennessee
TriStar Horizon Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Location

• Dickson, Tennessee

Employment Type

• Travel assignment
• Contract length: 12 weeks
• Full-time, approximately 36 hours per week
• Schedule includes 3 shifts per week with rotating weekends and holidays

Unit Overview

• Unit: Women’s Services (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum - LDRP)
• Beds: 9 LDRP beds, 1 OB ED bed, 4 NICU beds, 1 OR suite
• Patient Ratios:

  • 1:1 for active labors, inductions, C-sections
  • 1:3 for couplet care
  • 1:1 for newborns until stable
  • NICU intermediate care ratio 1:3, with minimum 2 NICU nurses present when NICU patients are in the unit
• No unit secretaries or techs available
• Equipment includes central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, PCA pumps
• Documentation systems: Meditech and CPN
• Floating policy: Staff may be required to float anywhere within the facility; some cross-training between LDRP and NICU

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Tennessee
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 1 year of Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum (LDRP) experience, including experience within the last year
• Certifications:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
  • Fetal Monitoring
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) certification
• Labor and Delivery experience

Unit Culture and Environment

• Team of highly experienced RNs with many having approximately 30 years of experience; strong preceptors available
• Additional experienced nurses with 7-10 years tenure on unit
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal care

Dress Code

• Pink and/or brown scrubs required per infant security policy

Certifications and Awards

• Unit certified by Joint Commission
• Stroke Center designation
• Level II Trauma Center
• Level II NICU

Additional Notes

• Daily rounding on all patients and safety rounding required as part of patient experience standards