Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery, 36 hours, night shift
About The Position
The Maternal Newborn Service at Beverly Hospital provides perinatal care in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Services include prenatal evaluation of the mother and fetus; intrapartum labor and birth care; intraoperative and recovery care for operative deliveries; postpartum care; care for well newborns as a mother-newborn couplet; and special care for premature newborns and newborns needing a higher level of care. The department collaborates across labor and delivery, postpartum, the newborn nursery, a Level IIB special care nursery, the North Shore Birth Center, parent education, and lactation consultation. As a Registered Nurse on the Inpatient Team, you will provide care on both Labor and Delivery and Mother-Baby. You will assess and provide essential care to mothers and newborns, administer medications and treatments, observe patient progress, and evaluate therapies in accordance with standards and best practices. Care should address patients’ physical, developmental, emotional, and psychological needs from admission through discharge. You will collaborate with physicians and other medical professionals on individualized care plans and support and educate patients and their loved ones, including connecting them with community resources for discharge.
Requirements
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
- OB experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Prior Labor and Delivery experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Complete assessments and provide essential care to mothers and newborns.
- Administer medications and treatments.
- Observe patient progress and evaluate therapies in accordance with standards and best practices.
- Provide evidence-based care addressing the physical, developmental, emotional, and psychological needs of mothers, newborns, and families from admission through discharge.
- Collaborate with physicians and other medical professionals to develop individualized health care plans.
- Support and educate patients and their loved ones to promote optimal outcomes and prepare them with knowledge of community resources upon discharge.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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