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Mercy Hospital

Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $3,017 per week

Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, California, United States, 93399


Certification Details

Active BLS, ACLS, NRP, Advanced Fetal Monitoring certifications are mandatory.No elective deliveries less than 39 weeks.Job Details

A hospital in California is looking for an experienced L&D nurse for a travel contract.The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience.To hear more about this opportunity please contact Medical Solutions.Job Requirements

Must have 2 full years of experience.Must hold active BLS, ACLS, NRP, and Advanced Fetal Monitoring certifications.An active CA License is required.Schedule Information

Shifts: 7a, 7pWeekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per every 6 weeks.Holidays: Must work a major and a minor.Unit Specific Information

- # beds: 18 LDRP rooms + 6 triage spaces + 8 beds shared with med surg that are women's care center overflow such as hysters, slings, etc, 2 OR rooms that nurses self circulate.- Certs required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, advanced fetal monitoring.- Ratios: Follow CA state guidelines; 4 to 1 couplets, 3 to 1 stable antepartums; 2 to 1 L&D; 1 to 1 for deliveries (a second NRP nurse is in every birth so nurse not only nurse in delivery).- Common diagnoses / Types of patients: Will take L&D, recovery, postpartum, women's health patients; high risk OB, transfer out for major maternal or fetal complications if mom has major cardiac issue or baby needs surgery; recovering of babies.- Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts is baseline on the unit; GNOSIS is an online training for all OB nurses; will also train with the perinatology safety specialists.- L&D nurses must do antepartum, L&D postpartum.Additional Details

CERNER REQUIREDPrefer candidates with CERNER charting experience.Baby friendly hospital: immediate skin to skin and initiate breast feeding asap.Have a lactation store on the campus.