RN Labor & Delivery
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Unit Notes•Strict 75-mile radius rule is enforced.•Experience: Min 1 year in Labor & Delivery.# of Beds 14Ratios: 1:5Nurse:Patient Ratios Will staff RNs and LPNsRequired certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, NIHSSCommon diagnoses/Types of patients Admission Hold Patients: Patients currently in ED with admission and care orders and no immediate medical bed availableOverflow: Medical Observation status when observation unit is fullDischarge Pending Patients: Stretcher patients pending transport, pending DME for safe discharge, pending receipt of indigent medications. All patients will have transport and time arranged prior to transferring to this unit-May also have patients pending dialysis prior to discharge-Will not have: patients requiring IV drips- Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, dobutamine, insulin, or vapothem; inmates, active infections requiring isolation precautions, PACU or MedOps pts Scope of Care Admission Hold Patients: Medication administration of both IV and PO as ordered, pending orders, admission databaseDischarge Pending Patients: Basic Care to include: Medications and pain control with PO orders ONLY, check/treat blood sugars, provide nourishment per diet, assist with complex toileting needs, administer O2 via NC, same treatment taking place on inpatient units after a discharge order is placed with notification of acute changes Experience or 'Must have' skills Basic Med Surg skills, some cardiac skill would be greatAre RNs required to titrate drips? no?Common titratable &/or set rate drips any drip on med surg floor - heparin, lasixIs there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge Nurse - May have to take patientsAre there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? 1 CNART Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Nasal CannulaAre there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? NoShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Mon-Fri 7-7 - The unit closes Friday at 7PWeekend Requirement The unit is closed on the weekendsHoliday Requirement Only if they fall during the weekIs there Call or a Standby requirement? n/aFloating Requirements Potential float if the census is low, will float to Med Surg UnitScrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Caribbean Blue top & bottom OR White top & Caribbean Blue bottom OR all white top/bottom.How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? Typically 3 unless otherwise indicatedHospital Sizzle:•Albany GA is a population of 80,000•175 miles to Atlanta.•88 miles to Tallahassee FL•134 miles to Shell Point Beach FLHousing: BDE visited these properties in May 2018, and all are gated, safe, clean and regularly have availability.•Princeton Place- (*** ask for Della•Summer Lane- (*** ask for Amy•Creekwood- (***•Greystone- (***•Hotel- Merry Acres Inn- Will give a ***/night rate if they mention that they are on contract at Phoebe Putney. Nice, recently remodeled and in a nice part of town.