Staff RN Maternity Unit, Fulltime Night Shift

Stamford Health•Stamford, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Stamford Health is hiring a Fulltime Maternity RN for Night Shift for the Maternity Unit! This position is Fulltime 7pm to 8am, Monday through Friday, with Rotating weekend and Holidays As a Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent to improve our workforce and support our mission, to that end we offer: Competitive salary Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans available day one Wellness programs Paid Time Off accruals Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan Tuition reimbursement Free on-site parking and train station shuttle Childcare partnership with Children’s Learning Center Responsibilities The Maternity Unit is seeking a reliable RN with exemplary customer service skills and a can-do attitude to coordinate and deliver patient care utilizing the Nursing Process. Provide supervision of non-RN personnel and act as a resource for ancillary staff on assigned unit. Supervise unit activities when assigned to charge or clinical coordinator role. Act as preceptor to new staff and/or students as requested. Adhere to all Stamford Hospital’s policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program. Provide safe and therapeutic care using the values inherent in our hospital culture. Responsibilities include ensuring the infant security program is intact per unit protocol, promoting an optimal breastfeeding experience for patients, recognizing the symptoms of maternal hemorrhage and implementing interventions to stabilize the patient, demonstrating knowledge of surgical GYN procedures, assessing patients with accuracy based on age and physical requirements, maintaining competencies to care for patients undergoing mastectomy and other breast procedures, and performing newborn assessment, metabolic screening, and hearing screening.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Minimum of 1-year professional nursing experience required.
Valid license as Registered Nurse in Connecticut.
BLS certification required.
Maintain minimum of 6 contact hours annually.
Obtain NRP and Fetal Monitoring Certification within 12 months, if not currently certified in this area.
Attend Annual Maternal Child Health (MCH) Competency Day.

Nice To Haves

BSN strongly preferred.
Previous experience in maternal child health highly preferred.
Lactation Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver patient care utilizing the Nursing Process.
Provide supervision of non-RN personnel and act as a resource for ancillary staff on assigned unit.
Supervise unit activities when assigned to charge or clinical coordinator role.
Act as preceptor to new staff and/or students as requested.
Adhere to all Stamford Hospital’s policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program.
Provide safe and therapeutic care using the values inherent in our hospital culture.
Ensuring the infant security program is intact per unit protocol
Promoting an optimal breastfeeding experience for patients
Recognizing the symptoms of maternal hemorrhage and implementing interventions to stabilize the patient
Demonstrating knowledge of surgical GYN procedures
Assessing patients with accuracy based on age and physical requirements
Maintaining competencies to care for patients undergoing mastectomy and other breast procedures
Performing newborn assessment, metabolic screening, and hearing screening.