REGISTERED NURSE - MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH

Aspirus Health•Duluth, MN

1d•$45 - $69•Onsite

About The Position

Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Maternal Child Health team. The Staff Nurse provides professional nursing care in accordance with Minnesota Board of Nursing standards and hospital policies. The role plans, delegates, and organizes nursing personnel; coordinates information among patients, families, and healthcare team members; provides education to patients’ families and staff; and evaluates outcomes. The nurse assesses patients’ labor status and fetal well-being, provides preterm labor, newborn, and postpartum education, and responds to high-risk maternal, fetal, newborn, and pediatric situations. The role includes knowledge of patient transfers to a Level III facility and special procedures such as amniotomy, amnioinfusion, labor induction, tocolysis, newborn monitoring, newborn IV therapy, and feeding problem management. The nurse safely operates equipment used in maternal, pediatric, and newborn care and provides age-appropriate care. The schedule includes varied shifts (all shifts) of 8- or 12-hour durations. Weekend work is occasional. The position is listed at 0.001 FTE. The hourly salary range is $45.02–$68.87. The employer describes the work environment as having moderate noise, regular exposure to bloodborne disease risks, contact with patients in varied circumstances, possible exposure to unpleasant elements, unpredictable situations, emergency or crisis situations, and occasional irregular hours and work pressure. Employee benefits listed include time-away-from-work accrual, retirement plans, and a wellness program for employees and their families. Full benefit packages are available for part- and full-time status.

Requirements

Current Minnesota license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
BLS certification with a designation of BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network.
Complete an AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring instructor-led course within 30 months of hire and maintain it every other year thereafter.
Obtain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within one year of hire and maintain it thereafter.
Complete STABLE education within one year of hire and maintain it every two years thereafter.
For staff nurses required to orient to Pediatrics: complete PALS within two years of hire and maintain it thereafter.
Knowledge of current nursing principles and techniques, the nursing process, and physical assessment.
Ability to function as a team leader, primary nurse, and role model; take responsibility and accountability for decisions and outcomes; communicate effectively and establish professional working relationships; recognize legal limits of nursing practice; and maintain professional competency through continuing education and independent study.
Ability to assess labor and fetal status; provide education; recognize high-risk situations and initiate interventions; understand transfers to a Level III facility and relevant special procedures; and operate maternal, pediatric, and newborn care equipment safely.
Knowledge of growth and development and ability to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served; maintain age-specific independent-study competency with an annual passing score.
Ability to read and interpret complex documents, write routine reports and correspondence, present information effectively, perform intermediate mathematical calculations, and apply common-sense reasoning to standardized situations.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous obstetric, neonatal, and/or pediatric nursing experience, including an internship or capstone.
Completion of NRP, Basic Fetal Monitoring, PALS, Maternal Child Health nursing-related certifications, and/or a current STABLE class.
Lactation certification.

Responsibilities

Apply and demonstrate knowledge of professional nursing care in accordance with Minnesota Board of Nursing standards and hospital policies.
Plan, delegate, and organize nursing personnel.
Coordinate information among patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Provide education to patients’ families and staff and evaluate outcomes.
Assess patients’ stage of labor, including obstetric history, cervical dilation, effacement, station, position, and contraction frequency, duration, and quality; obtain fetal heart status.
Teach preterm labor, newborn, and postpartum education.
Recognize maternal, fetal, newborn, and pediatric high-risk situations and initiate appropriate interventions.
Support transfer of patients to a Level III facility for continued care.
Demonstrate knowledge of special procedures, including amniotomy, amnioinfusion, labor induction, tocolysis, newborn monitoring, newborn IV therapy, and feeding problem management.
Safely operate equipment used in maternal, pediatric, and newborn care according to established guidelines.
Provide age-appropriate patient care and maintain competency in age-specific assessment and growth and development.