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
General Information:
Beds: 25 LDRP, 3 Obstetrical emergency room beds, 6 post-op/antepartum beds (4 rooms double occupancy)
Will you accept a first-time traveler? no
Minimum years of experience for traveler? 2
# of deliveries a month? About 200
Patient Types:
Antepartum, Laboring, post-partum. We have a level 3 NICU so take patients that require a higher level of care.
Patient Ratios:
Labor: 1:1-2 (dependent on stage of labor and acuity)
Mother Baby: 1:3 couplets (dependent on patient acuity)
Required Licensure & Certifications:
Licensure: RN, CST
L&D: ACLS, NRP
ALSO preferred
MB: NRP, BLS
Tele Exam required?
Skills 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.
Support on the Unit:
CNA: 1-2 per shift. RN primary care
Receptionist/HUC: 1-2 each shift, varies on time of day
Charge nurse: 1 for L&D and 1 for Mother Baby each shift
Phlebotomy: L&D RNs draw labs with IV starts and can perform phlebotomy if they are comfortable
IV/VAT Team: L&D starts their own IVs but we do have IV therapy if needed for difficult starts
Resource Nurse
RT: in house and attend deliveries with NICU
Hospitalist: OB Hospitalist coverage 24/7
Telemetry monitoring: remote
Are 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.

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC
IV pumps: Plum
Medication dispensing: Omnicell
Monitors: GE Corometrics
Floating: If yes, where?
L&D floats to Mother Baby. Mother Baby floats off the unit if needed.
Orientation:
Hospital NEO
With preceptor on unit depends on experience
Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: Every other weekend as needed
On call? If so, what is that schedule? L&D takes 24 hours of call per 4 week schedule period
Holiday 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.)
RTO: 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
Shift times: 0700-1930 & 1900-0730
Schedule cycle: 4 weeks
Other notes:
Scrub 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
Parking: Free