RN - Labor and Delivery

Unit Notes


- L&D Beds: LDR (procedure rooms)
- OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: OR Suites; PACU
- Triage beds: L&D triage rooms (in addition, I like them to know that we have an bed antepartum unit).
- Postpartum beds: private rooms with an average daily adult census of and infant census of .
- Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?: to
- Required Certifications (, BLS, ACLS?): BLS, NRP
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Post Partum Moms and Newborn infants
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Required assessments, BLS, NRP, care of the Post-Partum Patient. Preferred ACLS, Lactation education/support experience, Level Nursery experience is a bonus not required.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Insulin or Heparin would be the only titratable meds on our unit, for which specific orders would be placed.
- Is there a Charge Nurse &/or House Supervisor on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes, we have a charge RN /; Ideally they would be free of a team assignment, but they do take assignments when necessary. House supervisor /.
- Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? Duties?: We do have PCTs that currently assist primarily with adult patients
- OB/Neonatologist in house /?: We have Labor hospitalist in house /, Newborn hospitalists daily in house with NICU coverage at night in house for emergencies.
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: We do utilize house wide telemetry units, that are monitored by Tele Techs off unit. The nurses are not required to read & interpret strips. Phillips monitors.
- EFM System: Epic
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): hr shifts, shift as assigned, would consider block scheduling as able, and do self-scheduling in wk. time periods.
- Weekend Requirements: Every rd weekend, Nights: Fri/Sat, Days: Sat/Sun
- Holiday Requirements: Every other Holiday
- Is there a call or standby requirement?: No, we do not require call at this time


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