Job Description: NuWest Travel Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Yakima, Washington.Job Description & RequirementsSpecialty: Labor and DeliveryDiscipline: RNStart Date: 12/30/2024Duration: 12 weeks36 hours per weekShift: 12 hours, nightsEmployment Type: Travel CLINICAL INTERVIEW UNIT\nGeneral Information:\nBeds: 25 LDRP, 3 Obstetrical emergency room beds, 6 post-op/antepartum beds (4 rooms double occupancy)\nWill you accept a first-time traveler? no\nMinimum years of experience for traveler? 2\n of deliveries a month? About 200\nPatient Types:\nAntepartum, Laboring, post-partum. We have a level 3 NICU so take patients that require a higher level of care.\nPatient Ratios:\nLabor: 1:1-2 (dependent on stage of labor and acuity)\nMother Baby: 1:3 couplets (dependent on patient acuity)\nRequired Licensure & Certifications:\nLicensure: RN, CST\nL&D: ACLS, NRP\nALSO preferred\nMB: NRP, BLS\nTele Exam required?\nSkills required: Independent IV starts and lab draws from IV start, accurate vaginal exams, provide labor support, fetal monitor strip interpretation according to NICHD guidelines, strong ability to multi-task, communicate, comfortable with asking questions, and easily adapts to a new unit. We typically do not assign travelers to the triage role and do not require them to circulate unless they have previous experience. \nSupport on the Unit:\nCNA: 1-2 per shift. RN primary care\nReceptionist/HUC: 1-2 each shift, varies on time of day\nCharge nurse: 1 for L&D and 1 for Mother Baby each shift\nPhlebotomy: L&D RNs draw labs with IV starts and can perform phlebotomy if they are comfortable\nIV/VAT Team: L&D starts their own IVs but we do have IV therapy if needed for difficult starts\nResource Nurse\nRT: in house and attend deliveries with NICU\nHospitalist: OB Hospitalist coverage 24/7\nTelemetry monitoring: remote\nAre RNs required to read/measure tele strips? No, but should recognize when there is a need to call a rapid response and/or for anesthesia support.\n \n\nTechnology/Equipment:\nEMR: EPIC\nIV pumps: Plum\nMedication dispensing: Omnicell\nMonitors: GE Corometrics\nFloating: If yes, where?\nL&D floats to Mother Baby. Mother Baby floats off the unit if needed.\nOrientation:\nHospital NEO\nWith preceptor on unit depends on experience\nScheduling:\nWeekend rotation: Every other weekend as needed\nOn call? If so, what is that schedule? L&D takes 24 hours of call per 4 week schedule period\nHoliday Expectations: depends on shift, 1 summer holiday and 1 winter holiday (as of 10/4/2023: We will need this traveler to be willing to work 12/24, 12/25, and 12/26 night shifts from 19-0730.)\nRTO: As part of our program, we approve up to 7 days of RTO, would you like us to text you if any additional days are requested? No\nShift times: 0700-1930 & 1900-0730\nSchedule cycle: 4 weeks\nOther notes:\nScrub Color: provided scrubs are navy blue, but Mother Baby is permitted to wear their own scrubs. L&D is expected to change into scrubs at the hospital. May wear their own or hospital provided if on the floor but must wear hospital laundered in the OR\nParking: Free