RN - Mother/Baby at CARLE

Position Highlights:

• Number of beds on unit:
  • Deliver approximately       1300 babies each year
  • 18 Labor Delivery       Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) Rooms
  • 10 Antepartum/Postpartum       Rooms
  • 5 Triage Rooms
  • 2 Operating Rooms
  • 7 Level II Nursery Rooms
• Patient population (age,      diagnosis, specifics about unit):
  • Provide Women and       Children’s services to families throughout Central Illinois
  • Level II Nursery with       neonatology services
• Nurse to Patient ratio:
  • A Nursing Care Committee       collaborates to establish patient acuity based guidelines for nursing       staffing levels, and develops the hospital inpatient staffing plan. The       Committee’s planning takes into account evidence based staffing and care       standards established by professional nursing organizations, as well as       measurable patient and staffing outcomes, nurse sensitive quality       indicators, and financial stewardship metrics.
• Department culture and      resources:
  • The Mother Baby Unit       culture supports a professional shared governance structure where nurses       are empowered and encouraged to use their voices and share their       ideas.  It’s a culture where evidence-based practice is the norm,       and nurses collaborate with leaders to help shape the changes that impact       patient care. Nurses earn the trust of their patients through exceptional       care in an environment where they are valued. 
• Frequent nursing      skills/equipment used: 
  • Mother-Baby Nurses provide       direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the       application of scientific nursing principles. In addition to general       nursing care, responsibilities of Mother-Baby Nurses include (but are not       limited to): Coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan,       implement and evaluate both mother and infant care plans.  Monitors       bonding between mother and infant.  Performs emotional status checks       on mother. Supports mother and infant in their breastfeeding journey.        Involves and educates family/significant others in implementing best       practices for mother and infant care.

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs. Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base. Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.

• Provides care to the inpatient obstetric patient.
• Monitors fetal well being.
• Administers medication specific to the obstetric patient.
• Provides patient education specific to the obstetric population.