Birthing Unit RN - (36 hours, nights)

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Birthing Unit RN joins a collaborative nursing team providing clinical excellence and compassionate, family-centered care to birthing patients and their babies. The unit cares for nearly 3,300 babies each year. The RN develops and updates individualized plans of care; assesses patients and families, provides education, documents care and outcomes, administers medications, and supports safe discharge or transfer. The position also involves promoting patient safety and quality, professional development, effective use of technology, compliance with policies and regulations, and culturally sensitive care. The role is full-time, budgeted for 36 hours per week, with three 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and rotating weekends and holidays. Current staffing levels support an every-third-weekend rotation. Prior labor and delivery experience is required.

Requirements

• Prior labor and delivery experience required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing is preferred.
• Previous acute care RN experience is preferred.
• Depending on department, certifications may be required, including Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Emergency Response Training (ERT), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), or Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR).
• Work three 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Previous acute care RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer, transcribe, reconcile, and document medications according to South Shore Health policies, including proper narcotic counts, waste, and discrepancy resolution.
• Develop, discuss, communicate, evaluate, and update prioritized, individualized patient plans of care and document outcomes.
• Complete admission assessments within eight hours; identify and document patient and family teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Perform ongoing assessments and reassessments, identify care needs, and document patient care according to nursing policies, unit standards, disease processes, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
• Assess and document comfort using appropriate pain scales and record responses to pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Advocate for patients and families, raise ethical concerns with the clinical team, and use available resources to support ethical decision-making.
• Communicate the plan of the day using the whiteboard and update it each shift; facilitate discharge or transfer, communicate barriers, and use the chain of command as appropriate.
• Promote a culture of safety, verify patient identity and procedure details, follow hand hygiene and universal precautions, use and dispose of protective equipment appropriately, and maintain a regulatory-compliant environment.
• Understand and demonstrate individual responsibilities during hospital codes and emergency preparedness events.
• Maintain professional development, incorporate evidence-based practice and performance improvement into nursing practice, and obtain at least five contact hours annually in the area of practice.
• Practice within the legal boundaries of the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act, direct licensed and unlicensed personnel as assigned, respond constructively to feedback, and work professionally with colleagues across disciplines.
• Use critical thinking to analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, select solutions, and communicate appropriately through the chain of command.
• Stay informed about hospital policy and procedure changes; use required software and resources, access Lotus Notes, and understand downtime procedures.
• Follow legal, regulatory, ethical, privacy, security, and compliance requirements; report potential compliance issues to appropriate leadership and complete mandatory education.
• Respect patient and family values, preferences, and expressed needs; involve them in care planning, implementation, and evaluation according to patient preferences.
• Apply age and cultural awareness, provide sensitive care to diverse populations, and use resources such as interpreter services when appropriate.

Benefits

• Free parking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed