Registered Nurse- Family Centered Maternity Care/ Postpartum- Nights- 36 hours
Shift: Midnights- 12 hour shifts 7 pm to 7:30 am
Benefits: Full time benefit package
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions.
Unit Overview:
The 20-bed Family Centered Maternity Care unit specializes in post-partum mothers and babies with a variety of conditions, including diabetes and pre-eclampsia. The unit has a well-baby nursery room that cares for infants who need to stay after a mother's discharge. Infants may be kept post-partum when needed, or for neonatal abstinence syndrome observation. Part of a Baby-Friendly designated hospital, the culture of this unit is highly collaborative, and staff works closely with the neonatal intensive care unit, the intensive care unit and the cardiovascular and pulmonary teams. The nurses on this unit partner with social workers to offer support and resources to mothers exhibiting early signs of postpartum depression. Lactation consultants and nurses will also provide breastfeeding education prior to delivery, information for continued breastfeeding support, and community resources after discharge.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- BSN preferred.
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans.
- Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel.
Additional Information:
- Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
- Department: H3 Family Ctr Maternity Care
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