Mother Baby RN Full Time Nights

Torrance Memorial Medical Center•Torrance, CA

About The Position

The Staff RN uses the nursing process to deliver nursing care to the assigned patient population in the Mother/Baby setting. Care is based on interpreting and carrying out medical and nursing treatment plans using established procedures, standards, and protocols. The RN provides safe, individualized, age-appropriate care to mothers, infants, and other patients served by the unit, and participates in organizational and professional activities, including peer review, professional development, and precepting. The role includes collaboration with Mother/Baby nurses to assess breastfeeding needs, develop measurable outcomes and teaching plans, communicate breastfeeding assessments and care plans, support breastfeeding, and document assessments and interventions. The RN provides comprehensive care of the mother-infant dyad, postpartum and high-risk pregnancy care, newborn stabilization, infant security, and family-centered care. The RN also educates parents and families, supports parenting and child development, administers immunizations as directed or per protocol, and assists with neonatal and pediatric care in accordance with departmental policies.

Requirements

College diploma in nursing.
Two years of experience.
Registered Nurse license.
ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
NRP certification.

Responsibilities

Follow infection-prevention guidelines and policies, procedures, and standards of practice to provide safe care.
Assess patient history and physiological and psychosocial status; identify variables affecting care and follow reporting processes.
Communicate with patients, families, medical staff, and others throughout the continuum of care.
Comply with patient-safety goals, organizational quality benchmarks, regulatory requirements, and professional ethical obligations.
Participate in Magnet Model-aligned and organizational activities, peer review, and professional development.
Serve as an active and engaged preceptor.
Use critical thinking to formulate and carry out individualized care plans and provide patient and family education.
Use resources economically, administer medications safely, and follow Safe Patient Handling practices.
Collaborate with the assigned Mother/Baby nurse to identify actual or potential breastfeeding problems, formulate measurable outcomes, communicate assessments and plans, and develop breastfeeding teaching plans.
Maintain competency in breastfeeding and Post Partum Depression modules.
Assist mothers with breastfeeding positioning and provide breastfeeding support and teaching.
Document breastfeeding assessments, interventions, and ongoing patient teaching in the medical record.
Help develop policies and procedures related to care of breastfeeding mothers and infants, and maintain an inpatient environment supportive of breastfeeding.
Limit postpartum uterine blood loss, administer ordered medications to control bleeding, and monitor their effects.
Prepare and support patients delivering by cesarean section.
Identify and manage high-risk pregnancies to promote healthy outcomes for mother and baby.
Provide family-centered care appropriate to infants, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents.
Provide comprehensive care of the mother-infant dyad and promote infant security through environmental monitoring and parental education.
Assess mothers’ learning needs and provide newborn and postpartum teaching using the patient teaching folder; document ongoing teaching.
Assist with transporting patients to appropriate departments after surgery or procedures.
Administer emergency measures to support newborn adaptation to life outside the uterus and manage neonates through transition and stabilization.
Identify safety issues for patients across age groups and use appropriate beds, cribs, side rails, and developmentally appropriate diversional activities.
Identify families at risk of parenting difficulties and prioritize strategies to prevent problems.
Assist with neonatal care and pediatric care requiring CMV, according to departmental policies.
Provide immunizations to prevent communicable diseases, monitor immunization status, discuss immunization history with parents, provide resources, and administer vaccines and injections as directed or per protocol.
Provide developmentally appropriate family-centered care to children under one year of age and provide parenting information, support, and coordination of comprehensive services for high-risk families.
Help prepare caregivers to perform the role of a parent and support parents in promoting children’s physical, psychological, and social development.
Educate parents about safety, including keeping harmful objects out of reach and car seat laws, and help reduce patient and parent anxiety.
Support families in providing normal life experiences and facilitate primary patient care by someone other than the healthcare professional when appropriate.
Support the parent-infant relationship and the transition of an infant into the family unit.
Promote family values, interests, and goals in contraception care and assist with resolution of significant loss.
Construct and use timed sequences of patient-care activities to support desired outcomes cost-effectively.
Prepare bottles and administer fluids to infants by bottle.
Rewarm patients with core body temperatures below 35 degrees Celsius and conduct surveillance during treatment.