Labor & Delivery RN
Carmichael, California
Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Family Birthing Center (LDRP) RN

Overview

• Travel contract for experienced Labor and Delivery nurses in a Family Birthing Center (LDRP).
• Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Contract length: 14 weeks.

Required Qualifications

• Active CA RN license.
• 2 years of experience.
• BLS.
• ACLS.
• NRP.
• AWHONN.
• STABLE.
• NIH.
• Must be able to do L&D and MC/PP, including all aspects of delivery.
• Must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
• Cannot be a first-time traveler.

Preferred

• Advanced Fetal Monitoring.
• Experience “catching baby” / working NRP role is highly preferred.

Unit Details

• Family Birthing Center - LDRP.
• 1 OR suite and 1 recovery room.
• Ratios: 1:2 L&D, 1:1 delivery, 1:4 Mother/Baby couplets.
• Common patient types include term, preterm, mostly high risk, and antepartum patients.

Schedule and Work Environment

• Every other weekend.
• Holidays rotate with core staff.
• 12-hour night shifts starting at 6:45.
• Self-scheduling is used.
• OT and extra shifts are available.
• Block scheduling is generally not available.
• On-call response time: 30 minutes.
• Floor orientation is 2–4 days with a preceptor.

Float and Coverage

• First to float.
• May float to other Sacramento facilities.
• Mid-shift float to another facility can happen.

Additional Clinical Details

• Telemetry is used.
• No vents.
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house.
• RT 24/7.
• Pharmacy 24/7.
• Charge nurse generally does not take patients but does break relief.
• Nurse aides are available as census and staffing dictates.
• Scrub color is provided.
• Cerner is the EMR.