Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery - Short Term Agreement - Days
Norman, Oklahoma
You'll work on a 16-bed unit with a 6-bed OB Emergency Department, 4 antenatal testing rooms and 2 c-section suites.
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · day shifts 3-12 hr shifts x 13 weeks Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery - Short Term Agreement - Days3 shifts scheduled a week
- Unit and setting
- Labor and Delivery Cares for all ages of patients; infant to geriatric.infant to geriatric patients
- License
- RN license Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.current Oklahoma RN license
- Term
- Per Diem Position Type PRNPRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- current Oklahoma RN license Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS, renewed by retraining for duration of employment Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment
- Education
- diploma or associate's degree (ADN) Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required
- Also asks
- new grads complete the nurse residency program New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN or MSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred
- Also asks
- previous healthcare experience Previous experience in healthcare field preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
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Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- total patient nursing care with the physician and team In collaboration with the physician you will provide total patient nursing care by assisting, leading, and/or directing care with a multi-disciplinary team of care providers.
- Day to day
- PPH, severe HTN and Team Birth protocols PPH protocols with QBL, Severe HTN protocols, and Team Birth
- Unit size
- 16-bed unit is a 16-bed unit with a 6-bed OB Emergency Department
- Hours
- hours not guaranteed Hours not guaranteed
- Details
- 6-bed OB Emergency Department
- Details
- OBED staffed by two nurses and an OB hospitalist 24/7 OBED is staffed by two nurses and an OB Hospitalist 24/7.
- Details
- charge nurse on every shift We have a charge nurse each shift to coordinate care.
- Details
- follows AWHONN staffing standards We closely follow AWHONN staffing standards for safe patient care.
- Details
- daily safety huddles and bedside shift report Daily safety huddles and bedside shift report are an important part of our unit culture.
- Details
- 13-week assignment, may extend 13 week assignment with the possibility to extend, if needed.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus public trust healthcare system serving south central Oklahoma, operated by the Norman Regional Hospital Authority as a political subdivision of the City of Norman and the State of Oklahoma. Its flagship facility, Norman…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
On your path
Labor & Delivery has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on Norman Regional Health System’s careers page.
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Departmental Overview
Compensation $75 flat rate 13 week assignment with the possibility to extend, if needed. No Benefits 3 shifts scheduled/week Hours not guaranteed is a 16-bed unit with a 6-bed OB Emergency Department, 4 antenatal testing rooms and 2 c/section suites. LDR participates in AIM initiatives, PPH protocols with QBL, Severe HTN protocols, and Team Birth as well as multiple other process improvement initiatives.
We have a charge nurse each shift to coordinate care. Daily safety huddles and bedside shift report are an important part of our unit culture. We closely follow AWHONN staffing standards for safe patient care.
LDR is part of a Center of Excellence in Advanced Perinatal Care Certification (ACPC), accredited through The Joint Commission. Our OBED is nationally accredited through CIHQ and is the only accredited OBED in the country. OBED is staffed by two nurses and an OB Hospitalist 24/7. New grads are welcome and supported through our nationally accredited nurse residency program.
Come join our team!
Job Summary
Job Summary
RN essential functions include, but are not limited to
Collaboration with other health professionals, assessment, analyzing assessment data, Establishing goals, planning care strategy, establishing priorities of care, implementing care, Delegating tasks safely, providing safe direct and indirect nursing care, evaluating responses to interventions, and Performing additional nursing functions in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation. In collaboration with the physician you will provide total patient nursing care by assisting, leading, and/or directing care with a multi-disciplinary team of care providers. Cares for all ages of patients; infant to geriatric.
Qualifications
Education Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. Experience Previous experience in healthcare field preferred. Licensure/Certification Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license. Basic Life Support (BLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program.
Schedule
3-12 hr shifts x 13 weeks Work Shift
Day Position Type
PRN
What's around it?
Norman, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,090/mo
- Household income
- $67,704/yr, all local households, not nurse pay