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Job description
About this Job: Unit Highlights
Nurses on Postpartum Unit 5D/5F are committed to providing family-centered care to every family. To promote healthy birth outcomes, we manage the high-risk antenatal population in conjunction with the “Special Mom, Special Baby” Program. In this program we see a wide variety of diagnoses that include but not limited to congenital anomalies of mother and/or baby, premature rupture of membranes, diabetic management, hypertension etc. Our achievement of Baby Friendly Designation demonstrates our commitment to supporting our community with initiation, promotion, and suitability along their breastfeeding journey. Additionally, the interdisciplinary healthcare team collaborates to ensure rooming-in, skin to skin, and breastfeeding exclusivity is accomplished. Above all, our postpartum nurses are proficient with consistently assessing, identifying, and addressing patient’s educational needs and barriers to learning.
Minimal Qualifications
Education
Associate's degree in Nursing required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
If prepared at the associate degree in nursing level required to enroll in a BSN program within 12 months of hire date and completion within 4 years of hire date.
Experience
Prior clinical nursing experience preferred
Licenses and Certifications
RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the District of Columbia required
CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required
Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
C-EFM - Electronic Fetal Monitoring from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) is required for Perinatal nurses (labor and delivery antepartum antenatal testing) within 12 months from date of hire. New graduate nurses or new to specialty nurses (labor and delivery antepartum antenatal testing) will have 15 months from date of hire to obtain the EFM certification.
This position has a hiring range of : USD $41.38 - USD $63.05 /Hr.
Worksite address
washington, DC, 20010, US
Who can apply
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