Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery

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

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!

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