Registered Nurse(RN) / Travel / Labor and Delivery

Data Collection:

Unit Information: L&D

Location: Womans Hospital of Texas/HCA Healthcare

Address: 7600 Fannin Houston, Texas 77054
Floor: 3rd Floor

Building: Main Hospital

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds -35

• Number of Staff - 160

• Type of staff:
• Day Shift - 2 charge nurses, 24 RNs, 5 Surgical Techs, 1 OR Aide, 1 Transport Tech, 1 Secretary, 1 scheduler

• Night Shift - 2 charge nurses, 21 RNs, 4 Surgical Techs, 1 OR Aide, 1 Secretary

• Patient Ratios - 1:1/2:1 laboring, 2:1 APU, 2:1 PACU

• Type of equipment - Hill-Rom birthing beds, Alaris IV pump, GE core metrics FM, Panda warmer, CADD Solis epidural pumps, NOVI wireless FM

• EMR - CPN (centricity), Meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• AWHONN Intermediate Electronic Fetal Monitoring

• BLS, ACLS, NRP

Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• OR Circulation for Cesarean Sections

• Placement of FSE and IUPC

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

• Vaginal Delivery, Cesarean Sections, PACU recovery.

• Antepartum care/testing, Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Dress Code: Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

• Scrub Color - Royal Blue

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

• Pitocin and Cervical Ripening Policies/Protocols

• Magnesium Sulfate, Hydralazine, Labetalol Protocols

Awards/Recognition: Feel free to include items such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards, reigning annual chili cook-off winners, etc.

• Baby Friendly Designation

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.
13 Bed Maternal Assessment Center for Triage of the Pregnant Patients
24/7 Ancillary Services including: Anesthesia, Neonatal, Laborist, and Hospitalist