Job Description

Job Description

The Good Life MedStaff is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Ellsworth, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

●\tAddress: 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605
●\tHospital Beds: 64

●\tGeneral Information
•\tLevel III Nursery
•\t200 births per year
•\tBeds: 4 Labor & 4 Postpartum
•\tMinimum experience? 2 years
•\tWill you accept a first-time traveler? Yes with at least 3 years L&D experience – decline otherwise
●\tPatient Types:
•\tLow risk; all high risk are patients are transferred out for labor and delivery,
•\tLDRP – meaning the patient will stay on this unit for Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum/Couplet care. Traveler must be comfortable with all phases as well as care of well babies – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this
•\tPost-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, feeders/growers
•\tThey also get MSU surgical patient overflows. Low acuity patients there for IV Antibiotics, swing bed or rehab. No infectious patients, no telemetry monitoring – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this – average ratio with Med/Surg patients would be 1:2-3 patients
•\tThey have a low volume of deliveries, averaging 200/year.
•\tRooming in model – there is no dedicated Nursery/Nursery RN – RN will care for babies as well
●\tPatient Ratios:
•\tBased on AWHONN guidelines
▪\t1:2 Laboring
▪\t1:1 Active Labor
▪\t1:3-4 Couplets
▪\t1:2-3 Med Surg
●\tRequired Certifications:
•\tBLS
•\tACLS
•\tNRP
•\tIntermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring
•\tSTABLE – must complete within 30 days of start
●\tSkills required:
•\tThis is an LDRP - Traveler must have experience with all phases of Labor and Postpartum care, as well as care of well babies
•\tShoulder dystocia, Epidural management, nitrous as requested, intrathecal spinal analgesia, will go into C-sections only to catch babies and provide neonatal care – will not be required to circulate C-sections at this time,
•\tCare of the newborn to include: VS, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, bilirubin babies, NAS babies
●\tSupport on the Unit:
•\tUnit is staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight, 3 nurses at times.
•\tCNA: none
•\tHUC: available 4 days per week
•\tMidwife will do most of the care
•\tOB is available if needed (will need to call)
•\tCharge nurse
•\tPhlebotomy
•\tRT 24/7
•\tHospitalist 24/7
●\tCharting System: Cerner
●\tFloating: If yes, where?
•\tMS or ED to task only (no patient assignment taken)
●\tOrientation: (facility and unit)
•\tGeneral hospital orientation
•\t1 shift on unit
●\tScheduling:
•\tWeekend rotation: Every other
•\tWill they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
•\tHoliday Expectations: Every other
•\tApproval of time off? Seek manager approval, Kim McGeoghegan
●\tOther notes or things you want us to check/verify?
•\tScrub Color: Any color, must be professional; procedural scrubs provided for OR only
•\tFree Parking? Yes

The Good Life MedStaff Job ID #34868645. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:L&D/OB,19:00:00-07:00:00

About The Good Life MedStaff

We are a Travel Nursing Agency, connecting compassionate caregivers, who love adventure, with amazing opportunities. We want to bring you to The Good Life! Connecting, Caring, and Competing for the best opportunities to help you reach your goals!

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus

Job Tags

Zero hours contract, Immediate start, Shift work, Night shift,

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