Travel Nurse Across America is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Yuma, Arizona.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 02/24/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Active AZ/Compact license. Must submit for start date posted or file will be dropped. Not flexible on start dates. Recent EPIC exp. is required.
Certs Required: BLS.
Experience Required: 3 years. 18 bed Unit.
# of L&D Beds: 9
- # of OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: 2
- # of Triage beds: 7
- # of Births per day: Average 9/day, 250 a month, 3000 per year.
- Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios: Try to follow 1:1 or 1:2, 2 patients is pretty common.
- Required Certifications: BLS, NRP, AWOHNN-Intermediate or Advanced.
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 28 weeks and above, lot of HTN, 7-10% no prenatal care, high Spanish
speaking, tele monitoring. Spanish speaking would be great.
- Experience: Must be able to do a vaginal exam (if come from teaching facility-they have less skill since medical
students/residents do these). Scalp electrodes, Circulate a C-section, Newborn transitions, Assist anesthesiology,
IV starts, Blood draws, APGARS assignments-must know, Postpartum hemorrhage control- SIM lab coming-fall
2023, Epidurals, Amnio infusion. Water birth-not a must have, just for knowledge. Preferred: experience with
spinning babies.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips: Magnesium, Pitocin, insulin, blood.
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift?: Yes, free charge.
- Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit: OB Techs.
- OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7: Yes
- RT Equipment: BVM-neonates; T-Piece resuscitator.
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit: Tele on unit- cardiac monitor tech on adult side of hospital- OB RNs
do not need to read tele. Charge and relief charges and some core have ACLS.
- EFM System: CPN centricity.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 6:45-7:15am/pm.
- Weekend Requirements: 3 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule. Noc: Fri/Sat. Day: Sat/Sun.
- Holiday Requirements: Typically 2/3 holidays, includes eve/day of. Will be On-Call-as much as you like, not
mandatory. Please note in interview notes traveler agrees to holiday requirements (will be assigned 2 out of 3
holidays within contract, holidays are considered the eve/day of).
- Is there a call or standby requirement: Low Census On Call.
- Floating Requirements: NICU/Peds/Womens as well as MedSurg or ICU with appropriate patient assignment-
downgraded, or RDU.
- Scrub Color: Provided hospital scrubs.
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: One NEO, one clinical ed/EPIC, one day floor.
About Travel Nurse Across America
At TNAA, we take pride in doing things differently. We place our healthcare travelers on high-paying assignments in exciting locations across the country, but it's our service before, during and after your assignment that sets us apart. Our dedicated, supportive staff understands how stressful preparing for a travel assignment can be, and that's why we put our experience to work for you to remove the headaches and send you smoothly on your way. Across our recruiting, clinical, quality assurance, payroll and housing teams, we promise to go out of our way to offer you an exceptional customer service experience. You may be a temporary employee of the facilities you serve, but when you travel with us, you become a permanent part of the TNAA family! Some of the benefits you receive with TNAA:
- Guaranteed Pay - Many contracts allow a hospital to call off a set amount of shifts without penalty to the hospital. When that occurs to a traveler on contract with TNAA, their per diems are not affected.
- Paid Sick Leave - Sick leave, in all 50 states, begins accruing from your first day, and you're eligible to use it after 90 days of employment.
- Travel Reimbursement - We offer up to $1,000 in travel expense reimbursement.
- Your Way is Paid - TNAA pays for all costs associated with getting the licenses and certifications needed for your assignment.
- Housing - Get the most out of your housing subsidy with our Easy Stay program or utilize our company provided housing.
- Insurance - We offer liability, vision, dental and health from day one.
More of what we offer can be viewed on our website at: www.tnaa.com/benefits
