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Hospital: Parkridge East Hospital Location: Chattanooga TN Address: 941 Spring Creek Rd Unit Name: Labor and Delivery Building: Cost Center: 708 General Information Unit Specifics: Number of Beds : 9 labor rooms 6 triage rooms 3 AP rooms 3 ORs Patient Ratios : 1:1-2 laboring 1:2-3 AP 1:1 c/s and PACU Unit staffing description- OB tech always in staffing for scrubbing c/s and assisting with vaginal deliveries 1 dedicated charge nurse to assist with triage and transport (baby nurse) 1 unit secretary 0700-2300 Type of equipment : Documentation system: Meditech and Centricity Scheduling requirements: 3 shifts/week if working during the winter holidays must work 1-2 days or eves Floating policy: possible to float to Mother Baby but not frequently. Will not float to any other department Patient Experience requirements: Hospital Specifics- Certifications: Hiring profile Requested Skill Set: Must have: 2 years of L&D experience preferably 1 or more travel contracts completed Advanced skills needed: NRP ACLS BLS AWHONN intermediate fetal monitoring Procedures performed on unit: cervical exams IUPC and FSE placement vaginal deliveries IV starts with lab draws circulating cesarean sections recovering cesarean sections (usually with spinal anesthesia but general anesthesia occasionally) Certifications Required: AWHONN intermediate fetal heart monitoring NRP ACLS BLS Dress Code: (Required uniform) Black grey or pink scrubs. Solid colors only no patterns. No sweatshirts or t-shirts. Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines. Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of such as links to videos that feature the department outstanding department/team awards.. 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. We are a community hospital with a monthly birth volume of 200 deliveries. Our facility is experiencing significant growth with the addition of new practices and healthcare providers. We collaborate with Diana Health a laborist program that ensures 24-hour coverage by both an MD and a CNM. Additionally we have dedicated anesthesia providers 24 hours a day. We are proud to be the first hospital in Chattanooga to offer nitrous oxide therapy for pain management alongside epidural analgesia. Recently we completed extensive renovations of our labor and delivery and mother-baby units including the addition of six new state-of-the-art mother-baby rooms. Our team utilizes advanced tools such as the Jada fetal pillow and Cooks catheters. Most of our nursing staff have completed Spinning Babies or Supporting Vaginal Birth classes to enhance patient care and outcomes. Show more
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