Clinical Nurse II: Mother/Baby
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse II – Maternal Child Health role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in the Maternal Child Health departments including Perinatology, LDR, Mother/Baby, LDRP and NICU. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional and emotional needs, and education and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Maintains a working knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned. In addition to the above responsibilities, the Clinical Nurse II is involved in Hoag Committee/Council with at least 50% attendance, communicates quarterly to UPC (Unit Practice Council) on committee/council work, and completes three supplemental activities a year.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.
- Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
- LDRP Special Care Nursery NICU/ Post-Partum (Clinical Nurse II - NICU and Clinical Nurse II - Post-Part): NRP Certification.
- LDR and LDRP: NRP; ACLS; AWHONN/Relias Fetal Monitoring certification required upon hire.
- MBU-Mother/Baby: NRP Certification.
- NICU: NRP Certification.
- Perinatology: AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring upon hire.
- BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program.
- Sixteen (16) hours of lactation education.
- Four (4) hours of demonstrated bedside hands-on competencies within 6 months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- LDR and LDRP: AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (basic or intermediate) certification required within two years from hire and must be renewed every 3 calendar years.
- Perinatology: Ultrasound certification required within two years from hire.
- MBU-Mother/Baby: NRP or IBCLC or MNM RNC.
- NICU: NICU didactic course and STABLE.
- PERINATOLOGY: Ultrasound certification.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in the Maternal Child Health departments (Perinatology, LDR, Mother/Baby, LDRP, and NICU).
- Collaborates with other healthcare disciplines to ensure safe, timely, and appropriate patient care.
- Performs physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, and medication administration.
- Collects specimens and meets the nutritional and emotional needs of patients.
- Provides patient education and discharge planning.
- Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices.
- Evaluates and adjusts nursing care as necessary, consulting with resource personnel for ethical/legal/medical dilemmas.
- Maintains knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Participates in Hoag Committee/Council with at least 50% attendance.
- Communicates quarterly to UPC on committee/council work.
- Completes three supplemental activities per year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
