Registered Nurse- Well Baby Nursery/Discharge Nurse

Responsible for the delivery of professional nursing services which will address the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, developmental, and age-appropriate needs of each individual patient/family. Provides care with a focus on discharge preparation and instruction for mother and baby, and coordinates care planning with other disciplines as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessment.
• Develop plan of care.
• Implement care.
• Evaluate plan of care.
• Provide nursing intervention.
• Assess patient/family learning needs.
• Responsible for discharge education and planning, which includes assisting with follow-up appointment, completing follow-up phone call once discharged, reviewing services available once discharged and assisting with newborn labs, screenings and birth certificate completion.
• Ensure safety of patients, visitors, colleagues, and self.
• Participate in department and hospital quality initiatives.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

• Graduate from a nursing program.
• 2 years' experience as Postpartum Nurse.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing.
• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.

Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing with eligibility to work in the state of MO.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 6 months of hire/transfer.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) upon completion of orientation.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN) - National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC).
• Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB) - National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC).
• Low-Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN) - National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCC).
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Time Type: Part time
Job Requisition ID: R-56603