The Good Life MedStaff is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Ellsworth, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

● Address: 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605
● Hospital Beds: 64

● General Information
• Level III Nursery
• 200 births per year
• Beds: 4 Labor & 4 Postpartum
• Minimum experience? 2 years
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes with at least 3 years L&D experience – decline otherwise
● Patient Types:
• Low risk; all high risk are patients are transferred out for labor and delivery,
• LDRP – meaning the patient will stay on this unit for Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum/Couplet care. Traveler must be comfortable with all phases as well as care of well babies – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this
• Post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, feeders/growers
• They also get MSU surgical patient overflows. Low acuity patients there for IV Antibiotics, swing bed or rehab. No infectious patients, no telemetry monitoring – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this – average ratio with Med/Surg patients would be 1:2-3 patients
• They have a low volume of deliveries, averaging 200/year.
• Rooming in model – there is no dedicated Nursery/Nursery RN – RN will care for babies as well
● Patient Ratios:
• Based on AWHONN guidelines
▪ 1:2 Laboring
▪ 1:1 Active Labor
▪ 1:3-4 Couplets
▪ 1:2-3 Med Surg
● Required Certifications:
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring
• STABLE – must complete within 30 days of start
● Skills required:
• This is an LDRP - Traveler must have experience with all phases of Labor and Postpartum care, as well as care of well babies
• Shoulder dystocia, Epidural management, nitrous as requested, intrathecal spinal analgesia, will go into C-sections only to catch babies and provide neonatal care – will not be required to circulate C-sections at this time,
• Care of the newborn to include: VS, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, bilirubin babies, NAS babies
● Support on the Unit:
• Unit is staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight, 3 nurses at times.
• CNA: none
• HUC: available 4 days per week
• Midwife will do most of the care
• OB is available if needed (will need to call)
• Charge nurse
• Phlebotomy
• RT 24/7
• Hospitalist 24/7
● Charting System: Cerner
● Floating: If yes, where?
• MS or ED to task only (no patient assignment taken)
● Orientation: (facility and unit)
• General hospital orientation
• 1 shift on unit
● Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: Every other
• Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
• Holiday Expectations: Every other
• Approval of time off? Seek manager approval, Kim McGeoghegan
● Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?
• Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional; procedural scrubs provided for OR only
• Free Parking? Yes

The Good Life MedStaff Job ID #34868645. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:L&D/OB,19:00:00-07:00:00

About The Good Life MedStaffBenefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus