RN Postpartum
Job Location:
Sacramento, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
24 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline:
21 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Unit Notes
Med Sol prescreens/auto offer & manager has 24 hrs to rescind
need 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
Copy of the DL is needed at time of submittal to validate legal name
Candidates may not have been directly employed (FT PT or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit including CHI and/or Dignity w/in the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms can be considered.
**High risk unit couplet care. Must be willing to do it all from start to finish. Must circulate c-sections & feel comfortable in all aspects of LDRP
Unit FBC - OB / L&D / PP (LDRP)
# L&D Beds 10
# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections 2
# Triage beds 3 OB-ED and 3 antepartum testing used for OB ED overflow
# Postpartum beds 12
# Births per day Month Year 140-165 births monthly
Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios Ratios 1:3-4 couplets LD anywhere from 1:1 to 1:2 1:1-3 antepartums
Required Certifications: BLS ACLS NRP & AWHONN-Advanced. STABLE preferred.
Common diagnoses/Types of patients preterm labor/bleeding/inductions/cesarean sections/hypertension
Experience or Must have skills Must be able to float to MB and be able to circulate c-sections. All RNs must be able to circulate C/S
Are RNs required to titrate drips Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Pitocin
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes generally does not take patients but will do break relief.
Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit OB surgical techs
OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7 OB hospitalist 24/7 - Neo on call 24/7 and rounds daily. Anesthesia in house 24/7.
RT Equipment (vents Cpap BiPap etc) No vents
Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit Are RNs required to read their own strips Yes must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU only
EFM System: Client Corometric monitors - Fetalink surveillance
Shifts & Scheduling:12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. EOW and rotate with staff on holidays
If placed on call - response time is 30 minutes
Floating Requirements All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare but can happen. No in house floating.
Scrubs: Provided
- Baby Catcher is also known as the NRP role. This is sometimes filled by NICU staff and sometimes by L&D. Depends on who has the staff available to do it. But it is an assignment for the entire shift.
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Med Sol prescreens/auto offer & manager has 24 hrs to rescind
need 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
Copy of the DL is needed at time of submittal to validate legal name
Candidates may not have been directly employed (FT PT or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit including CHI and/or Dignity w/in the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms can be considered.
**High risk unit couplet care. Must be willing to do it all from start to finish. Must circulate c-sections & feel comfortable in all aspects of LDRP
Unit FBC - OB / L&D / PP (LDRP)
# L&D Beds 10
# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections 2
# Triage beds 3 OB-ED and 3 antepartum testing used for OB ED overflow
# Postpartum beds 12
# Births per day Month Year 140-165 births monthly
Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios Ratios 1:3-4 couplets LD anywhere from 1:1 to 1:2 1:1-3 antepartums
Required Certifications: BLS ACLS NRP & AWHONN-Advanced. STABLE preferred.
Common diagnoses/Types of patients preterm labor/bleeding/inductions/cesarean sections/hypertension
Experience or Must have skills Must be able to float to MB and be able to circulate c-sections. All RNs must be able to circulate C/S
Are RNs required to titrate drips Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Pitocin
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes generally does not take patients but will do break relief.
Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit OB surgical techs
OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7 OB hospitalist 24/7 - Neo on call 24/7 and rounds daily. Anesthesia in house 24/7.
RT Equipment (vents Cpap BiPap etc) No vents
Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit Are RNs required to read their own strips Yes must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU only
EFM System: Client Corometric monitors - Fetalink surveillance
Shifts & Scheduling:12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. EOW and rotate with staff on holidays
If placed on call - response time is 30 minutes
Floating Requirements All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare but can happen. No in house floating.
Scrubs: Provided
- Baby Catcher is also known as the NRP role. This is sometimes filled by NICU staff and sometimes by L&D. Depends on who has the staff available to do it. But it is an assignment for the entire shift.
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