RN, Mother Baby Unit Resource
About The Position
The Mother Baby Unit at OHSU provides postpartum, antepartum, transgender, and gynecological care to low and at-risk populations. They offer well newborn care as part of a rooming-in service and in a well newborn nursery. Care is provided and assignments are made based on acuity, striving to follow the Guidelines for Professional Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units published by the Association for Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (2010). Intermediate care is provided to patients with complications, generally utilizing a 2 patients: 1 RN ratio. Care is provided to mothers and their newborn infants, to antepartum patients who require periodic fetal monitoring, and to stable surgical gynecologic patients without complex co-morbidities.
Requirements
- 1-year postpartum experience or medical surgical experience
- Will consider new graduate who has had their senior capstone in a postpartum setting
- BSN Graduates: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) 30 days before start date.
- ADN Graduates: Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program 30 days before the start date.
- Associate degree Nurses required to enroll in BSN program within 3 years of hire and complete within 5 years of hire
- Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License
- BLS and NRP from AHA required.
Nice To Haves
- Maternal Newborn Certification
- Inpatient Obstetric Certification
- Medical/Surgical Certification
- International Board of Certified Lactation Consultation (IBCLC)
- 1-2 year’s experience in a high-risk obstetric unit, LDRP unit or medical surgical experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide intermediate care to patients with complications.
- Care for mothers and their newborn infants.
- Care for antepartum patients requiring periodic fetal monitoring.
- Care for stable surgical gynecologic patients without complex co-morbidities.
Benefits
- Opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
