Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $3,430 per week
United Staffing Solutions
Bakersfield CA 93399 US
United Staffing Solutions is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/11/2024
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
CERNER IS REQUIRED!**
- Unit: L & D
- Location: (BMH) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
- # beds: 12 L & D and 6 triage beds (overflow area where can potentially have laboring patients--do not deliver in this area--moved to actual L&D bed)
- Ratios: Per ACOG Guidelines (2:1) - MUST BE COMFORTABLE TAKING 2 PATIENTS!!
- Certs: BLS & ACLS (MUST BE THROUGH AHA), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), & AWHONN-Advanced
- Licensure: Current CA RN License
- Doc System: CERNER REQUIRED
-Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectralink phones
- Unit Orientation: 2 shifts on the unit. Will also meet with the educator, as they have 3 nurses who do 'file reviews' to ensure accurate documentation
- Nurse Aides: No nurse aides, but do have OB techs that help w/ C-sections & assist as needed with baby cares.
- Charge Nurse: Yes, have around the clock--does NOT take patients
- Shifts/Hours: 12 hours; 7a - 7p/7p - 7a
- Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
- Weekends: Usually every other weekend (same as perm staff)
- Scrub Color: Provided by hospital
- Tele: Post-surgery only for the hour post-surgery C-section
- Vents: N/A
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Types of patients: High risk patients, some multiple births (up to triplets usually), run insulin gtts, run mag drips; for C-section will circulate and recover; no other surgeries on unit unless tubal or emergent hyster needed; no elective abortions; will recover babies (skin to skin) after delivery; have techs that help as well; make sure the nurses are true L&D as their Post-partum nurses are separate--need C-section experience; must be strong L&D! Have a lot of protocols in place to help with cares--try to give a couple days on the unit as orientation; please note the charting is NOT by exception only--they must chart everything!! Have level 3 almost level 4 NICU that attends high risk deliveries. Must be used to a fast, busy unit! Deliver over 300 per month!
- Floating: Closed Unit--No floating
United Staffing Solutions Job ID #780979. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About United Staffing Solutions
United Staffing Solutions, Inc. (USS) is one of the largest privately-owned
business in America, with 4 divisions and staffing in over 4,000 job
categories. USS offers a complete portfolio of personnel solutions to small,
mid-sized and large organizations through the tri-state region.
- Specializes in staffing and recruitment for various industries, including
Travel Healthcare, Education, Light Industrial, IT, Security and
Administrative Roles.
- Comprehensive services for workforce solutions, including temporary,
permanent and contract staffing
- Expertise in diverse talent sourcing and matching skilled candidates with
appropriate roles.
- Strong knowledge of industry regulations and compliance standards.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay