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Job Description: Unit NotesMed Sol prescreens/auto offer & manager has 24 hrs to rescindneed 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked Copy of the DL is needed at time of submittal to validate legal name Candidates may not have been directly employed (FT, PT, or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity w/in the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms can be considered.**High risk unit, couplet care. Must be willing to do it all from start to finish. Must circulate c-sections & feel comfortable in all aspects of LDRPUnit FBC - OB / L&D / PP (LDRP)# L&D Beds 10# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections? 2# Triage beds 3 OB-ED and 3 antepartum testing used for OB ED overflow# Postpartum beds 12# Births per day? Month? Year? 140-165 births monthly Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios? Ratios 1:3-4 couplets, LD anywhere from 1:1 to 1:2, 1:1-3 antepartums
Required Certifications:
  • BLS, ACLS, NRP, & AWHONN-Advanced. STABLE preferred.
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients preterm labor/bleeding/inductions/cesarean sections/hypertension
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills Must be able to float to MB and be able to circulate c-sections. All RNs must be able to circulate C/SAre RNs required to titrate drips? YesCommon titratable &/or set rate drips Pitocin
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief.
  • Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? OB surgical techsOB/Neonatologist in house 24/7? OB hospitalist 24/7 - Neo on call 24/7 and rounds daily. Anesthesia in house 24/7.RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) No vents
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU onlyEFM System: Client Corometric monitors - Fetalink surveillance
  • Shifts & Scheduling:12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. EOW and rotate with staff on holidays
  • If placed on call - response time is 30 minutes
Floating Requirements? All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen. No in house floating. Scrubs: Provided- Baby Catcher is also known as the NRP role. This is sometimes filled by NICU staff and sometimes by L&D. Depends on who has the staff available to do it. But it is an assignment for the entire shift.

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Level

Mid

Location

Sacramento, CA

Occupation

Registered Nurses

Industry

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

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