RN

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital 

Work Days: 12 hour shifts, every other weekend, every other holiday  

Category: Registered Nurse  

Department: Postpartum 5 North  

Job Type: Full time  

Work Shift: Day / Night 

Hours/Week: 36.00 

Union: Yes 

Union Name: MNA Cambridge

$10k Sign-On Bonus (prorated for part time employees) for newly hired experienced RNs with 2 years of experience in the specialty hired for.

Newly hired experienced RNs interested in committing to a minimum of two years of employment at Cambridge Health Alliance, may be eligible to receive a retention bonus of $10,000. Part-time employees may be eligible for a prorated retention bonus. Please speak with your HR Advisor for details.

Department Description

The Maternity Suite at Cambridge Hospital is a beautiful unit with lovely views of downtown Boston and Harvard Square. It includes a Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit and a Postpartum Unit and helps more than 1,100 growing families every year. The 7 bed labor unit has 3 triage bays and 2 ORs. We are proud of our multidisciplinary patient care, our culturally sensitive approach to labor and delivery, and some of the lowest C-section rates in Massachusetts. The Postpartum Unit consists of 12 private rooms with a level 1b continuing care nursery. This unit provides care for mothers and infants right after birth and through the early stages of postpartum to discharge. We foster a culturally sensitive approach to couplet care and early family bonding.

Job Purpose:

Provides an ongoing assessment and care of the mother through the postpartum periods according to established guidelines.Provides ongoing assessment and care of the newborn according to established guidelines.Provides education to maternal newborn dyad from birth to discharge. Orchestrates and coordinates discharge planning and follow up care for mother and newborn. Participates in ongoing maternal newborn unit based quality initiatives.Maintains clinical practice in accordance with AWHONN, ACOG, NRP, and AAP established guidelines.Successfully completes the maternal newborn unit based competency programs as required

Qualifications:

BSN preferred

Current MA RN Licensure

Current AHA BLS or ARC BLS required, NRP required prior to completion of unit orientation

Current mother baby/ nursery experience required

Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred

 
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