Job Summary:
The Perinatal Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for women and babies in all phases of their childbirth experience; to include before, during and after delivery of the baby based on HMNH policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements. Responsible for providing care to these patients; and ensuring that the nursing as well as the emotional needs of the patient are adequately met throughout the ante-partum period, the entire birthing process, and the post-partum period.The Perinatal Nurse will be required to float throughout the Center for Women’s and Children where needed.
Licensure and Certification:
1. Current CA RN license
2. Current BLS, and ACLS provider cards
3. Current NRP provider card
4. Intermediate AWHONN fetal monitoring within three months of hire/transfer date
5. Advanced AWHONN fetal monitoring certification within two years of hire date
Education:
6. Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
7. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
Experience:
8. 2 years recent L&D experience; and/or a combination of PP and L&D experience
9. Nationalcertification in specialty preferred
Knowledge and Skills:
10. Circulation in C-Section recovery room experience
11. Knowledge of Baby friendly initiatives with supporting education documentation
12. Strong verbal and written communication skills
13. Strong organizational skills
14. Critical thinking skills
15. Problem solving skills
16. Basic computer skills
Physical Demands – Patient Care:
17. Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
18. Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
19. Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
20. Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
21. Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
22. Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
23. Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
24. Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands
Continuous
66 to 100% of the time
Frequent
33 to 65% of the time
Occasional
0 to 32% of the time