Registered Nurse - Maternal Child Services - F/T Days
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in Maternal Child Services provides individualized, safe, evidence-based nursing care in the Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, High Risk Antepartum, Operating Room, and Newborn Nursery areas. The team serves a 36-bed Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, and High Risk Antepartum service, along with 7-bed triage and 2 Operating Rooms, and is designated a Baby Friendly Institution. The nurse communicates with patients, nursing colleagues, and other members of the healthcare team about patient status, care, and treatment plans. The role includes medication administration using bar-scanning and documentation technology; ongoing electronic documentation of assessments, care plans, interventions, and evaluations; patient and family education; and multidisciplinary discharge planning to support safe transitions and continuity of care.
Requirements
- Current and valid New Jersey Registered Nurse license.
- BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association within 60 days of hire.
- At least 6 months of nursing experience or active participation in the Hackensack Meridian Health Nurse Residency program.
- BSN in progress and/or willingness to acquire a BSN within three years of hire.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
- Strong accountability for improving the lives of patients and caregivers, teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and a patient-focused commitment to high-quality care.
Nice To Haves
- Maternal child services experience in a hospital setting, including labor and delivery, postpartum, antepartum, and well-baby nursery.
- ACLS certification; required within 6 months if not already held.
- NRP certification; required within 6 months if not already held.
- Inpatient Obstetrics and/or External Fetal Monitoring Certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care according to current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care.
- Communicate with patients, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members regarding patient status, care provided, and treatment plans.
- Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies.
- Document patient assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations through ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation.
- Provide patient- and family-centered education to support health, wellness, and disease management.
- Participate in multidisciplinary discharge planning to support safe transitions and continuity of care.
- Provide care for Labor and Delivery patients, Mother/Baby couplets, High Risk Antepartum patients, and newborns in the nursery.
- Circulate in the Operating Room.
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
