Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor and Delivery

Location

Dickson, TN

Unit Overview

This unit specializes in Women’s Services, featuring:

• Number of Beds:
  • LDRP: 9 beds
  • OBED: 1 bed
  • NICU: 4 beds
  • 1 OR suite
• Patient Ratios:
  • 1:1 for active labors, inductions, and C-sections
  • Couplet care: 1:3
  • Newborns: 1:1 until stable
  • NICU: 1:3 for intermediate care, with a minimum of 2 NICU nurses required in the unit if necessary
• No unit secretaries or techs available
• Equipment Includes:
  • Central monitoring system
  • IV pumps
  • Infant warmers
  • Telemed robot for neonatology
  • Bili-blankets
  • PCA pumps
• Documentation System: Meditech and Central Monitoring

Scheduling Requirements

Full-time positions require working 3 shifts per week, including rotating weekends and holidays. PRN staff will be utilized as needed.

Floating Policy

Regular staff scheduled and not needed on the unit are expected to float within the facility as needed. Some staff are cross-trained to float between Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) and NICU.

Patient Experience Standards

Daily rounding on all patients is expected, including safety rounds.

Qualifications

**Required Skills:**

• Labor and delivery experience, including labor and recovery of mothers, assessment of newborns, and care transition
• Experience handling shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, and other potential obstetric emergencies is preferred

**Advanced Skills Needed:**

• Fetal monitoring education
• Experience with inductions, including Pitocin and Cervidil

**Procedures Performed on Unit:**

• C-sections
• Circumcisions
• Intra-uterine monitoring
• Vacuum or forceps-assisted deliveries

**Certifications Required:**

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Fetal Monitoring Training

Dress Code

Required uniform consists of pink and/or brown scrubs in accordance with the infant security policy for the unit.

Unit Environment

Our team comprises six seasoned registered nurses, each with approximately 30 years of experience. This unit provides a supportive environment, fostering collaboration among staff. New employees will gain valuable experience in labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal care.