RN Maternal Child

Schedule: Full-Time / 36 Hours
Shift: Nights / 7p-7a

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Pay Range

$34.50 $50.54 per hour

The compensation range listed above represents the good-faith range Cary Medical Center anticipates relying upon when making an offer for this position. Starting pay is determined based on factors including but not limited to experience education certifications internal equity and market conditions.

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) Maternal Child provides compassionate high-quality nursing care to patients across the maternal-child continuum including medical surgical pediatric antepartum labor and delivery postpartum and newborn care. The RN is responsible for assessing planning implementing and evaluating individualized patient care while collaborating closely with providers and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

This role requires the ability to recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient conditions including interpretation of fetal monitoring diagnostic results and clinical symptoms ensuring timely communication with providers and appropriate interventions. The RN also performs general nursing duties in other departments as needed with appropriate orientation and supervision.

The Maternal Child RN is committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care maintaining a safe environment participating in quality and performance improvement initiatives and upholding Cary Medical Centers standards of excellence professionalism and compassionate service.

Essential Job Duties:

• Knowledge of correct administration of medications based on patient age weight and clinical condition.
• Ability to care for neonate at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation according to guidelines.
• Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients from neonates to adults.
• Ability to assess and reassess pain while utilizing both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain relief methods. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care revise it as indicated by the patients response to treatment evaluate it daily for effectiveness and resolve any problems as needed.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning (family is included in teaching as appropriate).
• Demonstrates knowledge of fetal monitoring identifies FHR patterns and treats appropriately based upon standards.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to charge nurse co-workers and providers.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the patients needs.
• Coordinates and supervises patient care.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist providers with procedures in labor and delivery post-partum and newborn nursery.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity and identifies and addresses psychosocial cultural ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Maintains a positive working relationship both within the department and between departments.
• Documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• Demonstrates familiarity with hospital nursing services and maternal/child policies and guidelines by utilization and compliance.
• Voluntarily and/or upon invitation participates in nursing services and/or hospital committee activity.
• Demonstrates familiarity with and actively participates in orientation policies and guidelines.
• Recognizes learning needs and takes initiative to set measurable goals for own professional growth and development.
• Meets the units annual competency training requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cultural factors and age-specific competencies.
• Performs all assigned duties.
• Complies with local state and federal laws and regulations.

Licenses and Education

• Current state of Maine registered nurse license
• One or more years of recent labor and delivery/newborn nursery experience experience preferred.
• Successful completion of Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) BLS/CPR Fetal Monitoring.

Availability:

• Depending on department staffing needs you may be asked to work nights weekends and holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Cary Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal or Maine law.

Contact:

• To view the full job description or request additional information please contact Kelly at or email .
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision retirement and paid time off. To view the complete benefits package click here: Cary Medical Center benefit information. .