General job duties.
Types of procedures required.
Care of the L&D patient and nursing care during delivery.
This includes high risk patients.
Postpartum mom and baby care.
Gyn surgical postop care.
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.
(Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.
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Fetal monitors, suction, oxygen, vital signs monitors, OBIX documentation and centralized monitoring for L&D, EPIC for gyns.
Required skills and minimum years of experience.
L&D, M/B, gyn care.
Fetal monitoring.
3 years L&D.
Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required.
BLS, NRP, ACLS (STABLE preferred)
Shift or schedule requirements.
12 hour nights with some days.
Weekends required.
Floating to over units/departments.
Helping hands in NB nursery and NICU.
Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
19
Nurse to patient ratio of this unit.
1: 1 or 1: 2 for L&D, 1: 3 mom/baby couplets, 4 gyns.
Combination of mom/babies and gyns = 1: 5-6.
Dress Code:
navy blue scrubs for gyn and mom/baby care or hospital provided scrubs for L&D
Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
36 hours orientation for travelers.