RN - Mother​/Baby

Overview

Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager, provides direct nursing care to patients in the Perinatal units. Mother/Baby – Full‑Time, 7:00 am to 7:30 pm.

• Assessment
• Initial observation and assessment of the patient’s needs for immediate nursing action.
• Systematically and accurately assesses nursing needs of the pediatric patient to detect pertinent changes in the clinical picture.
• Identifies appropriate foci.
• Selects, plans, evaluates and documents care based on this assessment.
• Assesses and intervenes appropriately to meet patient’s educational, psychosocial, and discharge‑planning needs; initiates discharge planning.
• Direct Patient Care
• Gives comprehensive patient care.
• Consults with unit Nursing Leadership and peers regarding significant changes in patient’s condition.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with all members of the health‑care team regarding patient’s needs and/or change in condition.
• Communicates relevant patient care information on shift‑to‑shift report.
• Utilizes patient care standards in clinical practice.
• Writes comprehensive transfer notes and/or discharge summary as indicated.
• Initiates and follows through with patient and family teaching.
• Initiates referrals to appropriate health professionals and/or community services as needed.
• Administers medications to patients in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Titrates medicated infusions.
• Completes ICU Admission/Transfer Summary Sheet and/or Discharge Summary.
• Seeks clarification of physician’s orders that are unclear or inappropriate.
• Interprets clinical data and laboratory findings and notifies the physician promptly if immediate changes in management are indicated.
• Evaluates the result of nursing interventions and documents appropriate foci.
• Safety
• Checks to ensure that emergency equipment is on hand and in good working order.
• Recognizes and reports malfunction or failure of equipment used in the perinatal units to Biomedical Engineering; takes appropriate action to replace such equipment (e.g., oximeter, radiant warmer, fetal monitors, bili‑lite, etc.).
• Perinatal Nursing Skills
• Monitors fetal heart rate and uterine contraction patterns; interprets data, provides appropriate interventions in abnormal fetal heart rate patterns to promote utero‑placental perfusion and documents as per standard practice.
• Relates pathophysiological knowledge to the assessment, intervention and evaluation of nursing care provided to obstetric patients.
• Recognizes and implements independent nursing actions in maternal complications and emergencies (e.g., CPR, hemorrhage, eclampsia, shock, prolapsed cord).
• Administers blood and blood products.
• Validates rubella, VDRL, hepatitis and serology status and HIV status.
• Recognizes and implements independent nursing actions in newborn complications and emergencies (e.g., cardiopulmonary distress and arrest, CNS alterations, drug/substance withdrawal, metabolic alteration).
• Provides and maintains a neutral thermal environment.
• Monitors newborn nutritional status and feeding patterns and provides appropriate nutrition.
• Provides pre‑ and post‑testing counseling on HIV to comply with expedited HIV DOH requirements.
• Performs newborn screening as per established procedure.
• Provides ongoing newborn identification as per established procedure (, footprints).
• Indirect Patient Care Activities
• Participates in patient care rounds by presenting findings on patients.
• Applies principles of infection control and safety.
• Assists in the orientation of new personnel.
• Provides clinical supervision of LPNs, Nursing Attendants, Patient Care Technicians.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards; promotes adherence to Patient Bill of Rights.
• Indicates an Essential Job Function.

• Education
  • Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing; BSN preferred.
  • Current NYS licensure as RN.
  • Current BCLS certification required.
  • Certification by a specialty organization (e.g., AWHONN, ANA) preferred.
  • Complete NRP certifications within 6 months of hire and maintain certification is preferred.
• Experience
  • At least 1 year of nursing experience in the field of Perinatal Nursing (Maternal/Newborn) preferred.
• Skills
  • Proven clinical and technical skills required for Perinatal nursing practice.
  • Ability to understand and react effectively to the unique needs of the newborn patient.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of a second language helpful.

USD $ - USD $ /Yr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer—Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.