Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Merced, CA
United Staffing Solutions
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Charting System
Cerner
Unit Notes
**Medical Solutions Clinical Team will pre-screen all candidates.
If Clinical Recommends, Manager to conduct 2nd interview OR offer based on clinical notes
STARTS: 6/24, 7/15, 7/29
***Myjourney modules will be assigned during orientation, not prior to assignment
- Unit: L&D--average 200-240 births per month
- # beds: 9 plus 7 triage beds
-Certs: BLS, ACLS, NRP ,AWHONN intermediate EFM
- Ratios: Try to follow AWHONN; 1 to 2 if mag patient
- EMR: Cerner, fetal link, McRoberts mychild for infant
- Charge Nurse: Yes, each shift
- Nurse Aides: OB techs
- Weekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts every 4 weeks
- Holidays: Varies--can be every other
- Scrub Color: Provided by hospital
- Tele: None
- Vents: None
- OB and anesthesia: OB in house 24/7 (labor hospitalist); anesthesia on call 24/7 but not in house
- IV Team: Nurses must have strong IV skills
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Call: Not required, but will be opportunity
- Shifts: 7a, 7p (must be dressed, ready to go and obtain report)
- Floating: to Post partum
- Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts on unit
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Must be able circulate c-sections, will generally transfer out high risk, epidural rate is not as high as many other hospitals, high hispanic population would love if bilingual, very diverse population, there is a satellite NICU that is a level 2 and is physically located in the hospital but not part of the hospital--they will attend deliveries as needed; antepartum patients (Mag etc)
- Additional Notes: Really like baby friendly experience; also run a baby nurse that helps w/ baby care ; need strong, experienced nurses that are willing to teach and educate newer nurses; it is the expectation that the nurses adhere to the baby friendly and golden hour rules (many times the nurses bathe the baby in postpartum); hourly rounds required; bedside report and documentation required; no circumcisions done here
- Additional Questions: Must be comfortable using evidence based algorithms (the travelers will meet with the perinatal safety officer)