RN - 34868645

Company: Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Location: Ellsworth
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

? Address: 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605 ? Hospital Beds: 64 ? General Information • Level III Nursery • 200 births per year • Beds: 4 Labor & 4 Postpartum • Minimum experience? 2 years • Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes with at least 3 years L&D experience – decline otherwise ? Patient Types: • Low risk; all high risk are patients are transferred out for labor and delivery, • LDRP – meaning the patient will stay on this unit for Antepartum, Intrapartum and Postpartum/Couplet care. Traveler must be comfortable with all phases as well as care of well babies – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this • Post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, feeders/growers • They also get MSU surgical patient overflows. Low acuity patients there for IV Antibiotics, swing bed or rehab. No infectious patients, no telemetry monitoring – confirm in offer they are comfortable with this – average ratio with Med/Surg patients would be 1:2-3 patients • They have a low volume of deliveries, averaging 200/year. • Rooming in model – there is no dedicated Nursery/Nursery RN – RN will care for babies as well ? Patient Ratios: • Based on AWHONN guidelines ? 1:2 Laboring ? 1:1 Active Labor ? 1:3-4 Couplets ? 1:2-3 Med Surg ? Required Certifications: • BLS • ACLS • NRP • Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring • STABLE – must complete within 30 days of start ? Skills required: • This is an LDRP - Traveler must have experience with all phases of Labor and Postpartum care, as well as care of well babies • Shoulder dystocia, Epidural management, nitrous as requested, intrathecal spinal analgesia, will go into C-sections only to catch babies and provide neonatal care – will not be required to circulate C-sections at this time, • Care of the newborn to include: VS, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, bilirubin babies, NAS babies ? Support on the Unit: • Unit is staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight, 3 nurses at times. • CNA: none • HUC: available 4 days per week • Midwife will do most of the care • OB is available if needed (will need to call) • Charge nurse • Phlebotomy • RT 24/7 • Hospitalist 24/7 ? Charting System: Cerner ? Floating: If yes, where? • MS or ED to task only (no patient assignment taken) ? Orientation: (facility and unit) • General hospital orientation • 1 shift on unit ? Scheduling: • Weekend rotation: Every other • Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call • Holiday Expectations: Every other • Approval of time off? Seek manager approval, Kim McGeoghegan ? Other notes or things you want us to check/verify? • Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional; procedural scrubs provided for OR only • Free Parking? Yes

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