Registered Nurse- Well Baby Nursery/Discharge Nurse

Days - PRN

Liberty Hospital Medical Plaza East

Position Summary / Career Interest:

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 and Essential Job Functions

• 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 discharges, 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.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

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

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing Graduate from an accredited nursing program.

Required 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

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [email protected].

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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