RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes

• Unit : Postpartum
• Postpartum beds : 30 beds
• births per day, per year : 3300 births per year
• Certs : NRP and BLS required
• Ratios : 1 to 4 couplet care
• FHM System : Fetal Link
• EMR : Cerner
• Charge Nurse : Yes - they take a patient assignment if needed
• Nurse Aides / OB tech : yes - depends on census (1-2 usually)
• Weekend Requirement : Every other
• Call Requirement : No call required
• Holidays : one major and one minor
• Scrub Color : Navy
• Tele : Nihon Kohden
• Vents : No
• OB / Neonataologist in house : OB attending 24 hrs
• IV Team : No
• RT 24 / 7 : Yes
• Pharmacy 24 / 7 : Yes
• Shifts : 12 hrs 7-7
• Floating : Will float to NICU to care for feeders and growers
• Floor specific orientation : 3 shifts on unit
• Common diagnosis / Types of patients : 20 weeks and above, high risk - blood pressure, multiples, diabetes, no prenatal care, Substance abuse, no gyn surgereis on postpartum
• Additional Notes : 13th Largest center for births in California, must have 4 years experience or more working postpartum, travel experience is preferred