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:

• Current CA RN license
• Current BLS, and ACLS provider cards
• Current NRP provider card
• Intermediate AWHONN fetal monitoring within three months of hire/transfer date
• Advanced AWHONN fetal monitoring certification within two years of hire date

Education:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred

Experience:

• 2 years recent L&D experience; and/or a combination of PP and L&D experience
• National  certification in specialty preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Circulation in C-Section recovery room experience
• Knowledge of Baby friendly initiatives with supporting education documentation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Basic computer skills

Physical Demands – Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
• 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.
• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
• 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.