Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Nampa, Idaho
St Lukes Nampa Medical Center

ACLS, BLS, NRP, Stable needed for Department: LDRP | RN

The nurses will be working 12 hour shifts.

Ideal candidates must have experience with L&D, Post-Partum, and OR Circulation / Triage.

Must have mother baby experience- prefer 1 year

Okay with a first time traveler.

Must have experience and be able to attend deliveries and complete 1 hour of newborn care, triage, Circulate C/S, and provide Postpartum Couplet Care.

Must have experience with magnesium.

Charge nurse experience preferred.

Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes

Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Yes – Pitocin Protocol, Magnesium Protocol, Insulin drips (occasionally)

First schedule travelers will fill in the holes, the next schedule travelers can give preference and they will try to work with them but they will fit them in to the schedule around core staff.

Do NOT guarantee Block Scheduling- can not work 6 shifts in a row

Weekend Requirements: No minimum requirement. Based on unit needs and requests

Holiday Requirements: No set requirement for travel RNs.

Floating Requirements: Float to all St. Lukes Treasure Valley Sites-Meridian, Nampa, Boise in primary skill set (L&D, Postpartum, or Antepartum) or as a sitter.

How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 4 shifts on unit- provide orientation to a C/S, labor, and Postpartum.

# of OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: 2 suites- RNs will circulate and recover

# of Triage beds: 4- travelers will staff

# of Births per day? Month? Year?: 90/month, 1200/year

Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?: Follow AWHONN Staffing Standards. 1:1 labor unless pairing 2 cervical ripening patients. Postpartum is 1:3 couplets care. Triage 1:3, if get up to 4pts will utilize Resource nurse

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 32 week gestation and greater, HTN-getting mag, BACs, TOLACs, some gestational diabetes, community has a lot of home birth midwives so a lot of the population comes in for medical intervention and pain control. Do have some antepartum patients. Do not take placenta previa or placenta accreta. Serve a very diverse population.

Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Admin Supervisor on every shift. Charge RNs do not take an assignment. Also have a resource RN and triage RN. Resource nurse and triage nurse may start shift with no patients, triage does fill up quickly.

Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? Duties?: Yes- 1 CST per shift. 1 CNA is scheduled per shift however if they have a HUC sick call, CNA will go in to that role, so may not have CNA coverage

OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?: OB hospitalist 24/7 and a Neonatal NP 24/7

Anesthesia in house 24/7?: Yes

RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): RT available for troubleshooting

Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Do not have tele techs, have tele capability on the unit but would rarely need- will typically tx patients out to higher level of care if needing

EFM System: Centricity

Travelers extend and come back.

Have a no fingernail lacquer policy- do not allow acrylic or gel nails in the dept due to unique model- NICU embedded within 7 of LDRP rooms.

Travel duos will need 2 cars, can not do 1 car as they could be at different sites or float during shift. Scrubs could be different at different sites- this site is the only LDRP site.