Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Nampa, ID
eTeam Inc
3x12 hrs

Unit Notes
Department: LDRP | RN

**MedSol PreScreen/Manager Interview**

- # of LDRP Beds: 14 LDRP- patients stay in the same room
- # of OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections: 2 suites- RNs will circulate and recover
- # of Triage beds: 4- travelers will staff
- # of Births per day? Month? Year?: 90/month, 1200/year
- Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?: Follow AWHONN Staffing Standards. 1:1 labor unless pairing 2 cervical ripening patients. Postpartum is 1:3 couplets care. Triage 1:3, if get up to 4pts will utilize Resource nurse
- Required Certifications: NPR, BLS, ACLS, STABLE
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 32 week gestation and greater, HTN-getting mag, BACs, TOLACs, some gestational diabetes, community has a lot of home birth midwives so a lot of the population comes in for medical intervention and pain control. Do have some antepartum patients. Do not take placenta previa or placenta accreta. Serve a very diverse population.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have 3 years of L&D experience, Must have mother baby experience- prefer 1 year, Okay with a first time traveler. Must have experience and be able to attend deliveries and complete 1 hour of newborn care, triage, Circulate C/S, and provide Postpartum Couplet Care. Must have experience with magnesium. Charge nurse experience preferred.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Yes – Pitocin Protocol, Magnesium Protocol, Insulin drips (occasionally)
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Admin Supervisor on every shift. Charge RNs do not take an assignment. Also have a resource RN and triage RN. Resource nurse and triage nurse may start shift with no patients, triage does fill up quickly. Resource nurse will help with breaks, attends all deliveries "baby catcher"-must be able to stabilize, do physical assessment and cares within the first 2 hours, and is a 2nd sign off on meds
- Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? Duties?: Yes- 1 CST per shift. 1 CNA is scheduled per shift however if they have a HUC sick call, CNA will go in to that role, so may not have CNA coverage
-OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?: OB hospitalist 24/7 and a Neonatal NP 24/7
-Anesthesia in house 24/7?: Yes
- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): RT available for troubleshooting
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Do not have tele techs, have tele capability on the unit but would rarely need- will typically tx patients out to higher level of care if needing
- EFM System: Centricity
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 7-7. Resource and Charge 0, 1, First schedule travelers will fill in the holes, the next schedule travelers can give preference and they will try to work with them but they will fit them in to the schedule around core staff. Do NOT guarantee Block Scheduling- can not work 6 shifts in a row
- Weekend Requirements: No minimum requirement. Based on unit needs and requests
- Holiday Requirements: No set requirement for travel RNs. Regular Staff have a set holiday rotation and there are 3 groups. May work a holiday if there is a need during contract
- Is there a call or standby requirement?: No Call Required
- Floating Requirements: Float to all St. Lukes Treasure Valley Sites-Meridian, Nampa, Boise in primary skill set (L&D, Postpartum, or Antepartum) or as a sitter.
- Scrub Color/Dress code: Hospital issued scrubs-required to be changed in to and out of at beginning and end of shift.
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 4 shifts on unit- provide orientation to a C/S, labor, and Postpartum. Compliance and EPIC Curio assignments must be completed before start.
- Additional Notes: Travelers extend and come back. Have a no fingernail lacquer policy- do not allow acrylic or gel nails in the dept due to unique model- NICU embedded within 7 of LDRP rooms. Travel duos will need 2 cars, can not do 1 car as they could be at different sites or float during shift. Scrubs could be different at different sites- this site is the only LDRP site.

**This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles. To ensure adherence to this rule, we will require the candidates' perm address in the submittal to confirm they are outside of that specified radius before proceeding with the profile review.**

Date Entered On: 3/18/2024