Requirements:
2 years of L&D experience
Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, AWHOLL Intermediate
Epic Experience
1st time travelers accepted
2 clinical references, at least 1 leadership reference from assignments within the last year
Separation Period: 6 Months
Floating required to patient safety sitter as needed
Preferred certifications
AWHOLL Advanced
FHM
Required Work Settings:
Antepartum
Facility births/month 100-200
Labor & Delivery
Mother/Baby
Preferred Work Settings:
Facility births/month 200-300
High Risk Antepartum
Level I Nursery
Required Skills:
Assist with sterile speculum exam (effacement, dilation, station, presentation)
NST (Non Stress Tests)
Reflex checks / edema assessment / clonus
Sterile vaginal exam
Triage of obstetrical patients
Use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring)
Diabetes mellitus
Multiple Gestation
Pre-eclampsia / eclampsia
VBAC management / trial of labor
Use of External Fetal Monitoring
Use of Internal Fetal Monitoring
Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
Administration of blood & blood products
Starting and maintaining IVs
Antihypertensives
Magnesium Sulfate therapy
Pitocin (oxytocin)
Assist with vaginal delivery
Circulate for C-section
Recover C-Section
Sterile vaginal exam
Newborn Assessment
Epidural Anesthesia
Pain assessment & management
Breastfeeding Support/lactation support
Fundus / lochia / perineum care
Vaginal Delivery
Cesarean Section
Couplet Care
Isolation Precautions/PPE
Preferred Skills:
Placenta Previa/Abruptio
Premature Rupture of Membranes
Preterm labor
Drawing Venous Blood
Insulin Drips
Prostaglandins
Terbutaline
Amnioinfusion
Hemorrhage/shock
APGAR scores
Baby Nurse (“Baby Catcher”)
Neonatal Resuscitation
Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op
Newborn hypoglycemia
Thermoregulation
Drawing Venous Blood
Nitrous Oxide
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Pregnancy induced hypertension
Shift Details:
12 hours shifts,
0645-1915
Candidates expected to complete compliance items in a timely manner. No pushes in start date will be honored