RN – Labor & Delivery

Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Folsom
State License: CA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights 12hr Nights, EOW, First to Float
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: L&DFacility: Mercy Hospital of FolsomState License: CACerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Nights 12hr Nights, EOW, First to FloatGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:Med Sol prescreensneed 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked. Candidates may not have been directly employed (FT, PT, or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within last 12moFamily Birthing Center/LDRP–CAN YOUR CANDIDATE”CATCH THE BABY?” PLEASE CONFIRM B4 SUBBINGOBED beds 2; 7 LDRP beds; 4-8 Overflow PP beds; 1 OR suite for C-Sections NICU with 2 beds for newborn stabilization70-80 births a month & NST antepartum testing (averaging 60-70 per mo)Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios? NO Labor 1:2, 1:1 at delivery. 1:4 Mother/Baby couplets.Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, AWHONN Adv EFMCommon diagnoses/Types of patients: 35 wks and above, may do twin deliveries, preterm patients less than 35 wks transferred to higher level of care ‘Must have’ skills: Must have at least 1 years of LDRP experience; prefer 3 years of experience in this settings.Will take L&D only with OR circulating experience, but will not accept a candidate who only has postpartum expRN must be comfortable with NRP at delivery, no in-house pediatric coverageAre RNs required to titrate drips? YCommon titratable &/or set rate drips: Titrate pitocin and very occass insulinCharge Nurse/House Supervisor? Charge nurse or Nurse Shift Manager on every shiftDoes the charge nurse take an assignment? Preferably not, but will take an assignment if required by staffing needs Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? No CNAs, one OB Tech scheduled each shift OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7? OB is in house 24/7They have a perinatal specialist to improve neonatal complications.Anesthesia in-house 24/7? Anesthesia not in house 24/7, but on-call.If there are no patients there is not an anesthesiologist in house, they would be on call with a 20 minute response time. If any patients have an epidural, anesthesia remains in house and would stay for the entirety.RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): RT attends every delivery and will assist in providing respiratory support and manage equipment when needed. Equipment: Ventilator, CPAP, bubble CPAP machineAre there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? No. GE fetal monitors can record maternal heart rhythm. Nurses required to take ACLS, but if but if a patient receives general anesthesia they will be recovered in the Main PACUEFM System: FetalinkWeekend Requirements: 2 wkend shifts per 4 wk schedule, Nights – fri/sat, Days – Sat/SunHoliday Requirements: Rotate in with core staffIs there a call or standby req? May be placed on-call/standby on scheduled shifts and expected to present within 30 minutes of call backFloating Requirements? All other Sacramento facilities. .Scheduling is 4 wks in advance Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks Charting System:Cerner BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:12hr Nights, EOW, First to Float Required Certifications:ACLS, Advanced Fetal Monitoring, BLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)