Registered Nurse (RN) Nursing Mother Baby Full Time Night

RWJBarnabas Health•Elizabeth, NJ

55d•$47 - $63

About The Position

Through the years, Trinitas Regional Medical Center has demonstrated its commitment to women and children with a spacious 20-bed Mother Baby postpartum unit, modern Labor and Delivery and Recovery rooms, a Level II Special Care Nursery, Nurses in the mother and baby unit care for mothers and newborns,

Requirements

Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Must have 2 years of RN experience in specialty
An ability to perform all the competencies of the position is required for employment in the position
Level II Special Care Nursery experience
Intermediate EFM
Active NJ RN license or compact RN license with NJ endorsement
BLS from the American Heart Association
NRP Certification

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred
Previous OB experience

Responsibilities

Nurses caring for the new mother demonstrate knowledge of normal post-partum physiological and psychological maternal adaptation
Assesses maternal-newborn attachment and intervenes if negative behaviors are noted
Fully supports breast-feeding by providing consistent education; discouraging use of supplements and pacifiers providing encouragement and utilizing resources for difficult feeding situations
Provides measures to decrease risk of infant abduction and demonstrates appropriate response in actual and potential situations
Assures newborn identification is present according to policy
Nurses caring for the newborn demonstrate knowledge of the expected physiological changes during the newborn transitional period
Maintains a thermoneutral environment for the newborn
Assures newborn identification is present according to policy
Obtains blood specimens via heel stick, as ordered, in the correct procedure and location
Assists physician with circumcision, including assurance of informed consent and newborn comfort measures