Travel Nurse RN Position

Company: United Staffing Solutions
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Travel Nurse RNUnited Staffing Solutions is currently seeking a skilled Labor and Delivery (L&D) Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team for a travel nursing opportunity in Bakersfield, California.About the Job:

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: Negotiable
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: TravelUnit Details:
  • Charting System: Cerner
  • Unit Notes:
  • No first-time travelers
  • Cerner is required
  • Unit: L&D
  • Location: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
  • # beds: 12 L&D and 6 triage beds
  • Ratios: Per ACOG Guidelines (2:1)
  • Certs: BLS & ACLS (MUST BE THROUGH AHA), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), & AWHONN-Advanced
  • Licensure: Current CA RN License
  • Doc System: CERNER REQUIRED
  • Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectralink phones
  • Unit Orientation: 2 shifts on the unit. Will also meet with the educator, as they have 3 nurses who do 'file reviews' to ensure accurate documentation
  • Nurse Aides: No nurse aides, but do have OB techs that help w/ C-sections & assist as needed with baby cares.
  • Charge Nurse: Yes, have around the clock--does NOT take patients
  • Shifts/Hours: 12 hours; 7a - 7p/7p - 7a
  • Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
  • Weekends: Usually every other weekend (same as perm staff)
  • Scrub Color: Provided by hospital
  • Tele: Post-surgery only for the hour post-surgery C-section
  • Vents: N/A
  • IV Team: No
  • RT 24/7: Yes
  • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
  • Types of patients: High risk patients, some multiple births (up to triplets usually), run insulin gtts, run mag drips; for C-section will circulate and recover; no other surgeries on unit unless tubal or emergent hyster needed; no elective abortions; will recover babies (skin to skin) after delivery; have techs that help as well; make sure the nurses are true L&D as their Post-partum nurses are separate--need C-section experience; must be strong L&D Have a lot of protocols in place to help with cares--try to give a couple days on the unit as orientation; please note the charting is NOT by exception only--they must chart everything Have level 3 almost level 4 NICU that attends high risk deliveries. Must be used to a fast, busy unit Deliver over 300 per month
  • Floating: Closed Unit--No floatingAbout the Employer:United Staffing Solutions, Inc. (USS) is one of the largest privately-owned business in America, with 4 divisions and staffing in over 4,000 job categories.USS offers a complete portfolio of personnel solutions to small, mid-sized and large organizations through the tri-state region.Specializes in staffing and recruitment for various industries, including Travel Healthcare, Education, Light Industrial, IT, Security and Administrative Roles.Comprehensive services for workforce solutions, including temporary, permanent and contract staffingExpertise in diverse talent sourcing and matching skilled candidates with appropriate roles.Strong knowledge of industry regulations and compliance standards.Benefits:
    • Medical benefits
    • Referral bonus
    • Weekly pay

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