RN – Labor & Delivery

Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Facility: CHI St Alexius Health Williston Medical Center
State License: ND
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Days Days+Call, Every third weekend, every other holiday, could float within skillset
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: L&DFacility: CHI St Alexius Health Williston Medical CenterState License: NDCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Days Days+Call, Every third weekend, every other holiday, could float within skillsetGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:Department: LDRP RN – Float*Certifications Required: BLS (Preferred: ACLS, NRP, STABLE)*NO CLINICAL INVOLVEMENT- # of L&D Beds: 15 total- 7 L&D, 8 Postpartum- # of OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: 1- # of Births per day? Month? Year?: 58 per month- Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?: 1:1 for pit, mag, or insulin drips. 1:3 couplet care.- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Mix. Mainly obstetric/neonates, hypertension, GDM, try not to deliver anyone less than 36 weeks – Experience or ‘Must have’ skills: able to read and interpret fetal strips, critical thinking, follow quality metrics, previous travel experience, must be able to read strips – will float to Medsurg & ER as needed- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: pitocin, insulin, magnesium – Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift?: Yes- Does the charge nurse on shift take an assignment?: yes – Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? Duties?: yes, CNA, vitals, help with transfer paperwork, remain at desk when needed due to being a locked unit, help turn, ambulate patients – OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?: no – Anesthesia in house 24/7?: no – RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): yes – Are RNs required to do anything with RT Equipment besides trouble shoot?:no – Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?: no- Are RNs required to read their own strips?: yes- What brand are the tele monitors?:philips – EFM System: traceview/PIP- EMR: Meditech – Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 0645-1915, 1845-0715- Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?: no self scheduling. we allow block scheduling – Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend- Holiday Requirements: Every other holiday- Is there a call or standby requirement?: Depends on staffing – Floating Requirements: Yes – Medsurg, ER. wherever in the hospital the nurse is needed – PERM STAFF IS USUALLY FIRST TO FLOAT- Scrub Color/Dress code: scrub color is maroon, scrubs are provided and RN will change once on the unit into our surgical scrubs – How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts- Additional Notes: Attributes that help make a nurse successful on this unit include adaptive to change, good critical thinker, communicateRadius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past 12 monthsRTO needed upfront – Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.Entered On: 12/18/2023 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:Meditech BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level:CAH Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:Days+Call, Every third weekend, every other holiday, could float within skillset Required Certifications:BLS, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring