RN - Labor and Delivery

Cambridge Health Alliance; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cambridge seeks a Registered Nurse for their Labor and Delivery unit, working full-time night shifts. The role involves comprehensive care for mothers and newborns, educational duties, and participating in quality initiatives. Candidates must have a BSN, Current MA RN Licensure, and relevant certifications including BLS, ACLS, and NRP, with previous labor and delivery experience required. The position offers competitive pay and potential bonuses for experienced RNs.

Benefits

Sign-on and retention bonuses available for experienced RNs

Qualifications

• BSN preferred for the nursing position.
• Must hold Current MA RN Licensure.
• Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications are required.
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring is preferred.
• Must have current labor and delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing assessment and care of mother and newborn during and after labor.
• Educates patients from antenatal to postpartum.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives for the unit.

Skills

Current labor and delivery experience

Current AHA BLS

ACLS

NRP

AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring

Education

BSN preferred

Current MA RN Licensure

Job description

Location:CHA Cambridge Hospital
Work Days:7p-7a, rotating wknds/holidays
Category:Registered Nurse
Department:Labor and Delivery
Job Type: Full time
Work Shift: Night
Hours/Week: 36.00
Union Name: MNA Cambridge

Sign-on and retention bonuses available for experienced RNs!

The Maternity Suite at Cambridge Hospital is a beautiful unit with lovely views of downtown Boston and Harvard Square. It includes a Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit and a Postpartum Unit and helps more than 1,100 growing families every year. The 7 bed labor unit has 3 triage bays and 2 ORs. We are proud of our multidisciplinary patient care, our culturally sensitive approach to labor and delivery, and some of the lowest C-section rates in Massachusetts. The PostPartum Unit consists of 12 private rooms with a level 1b continuing care nursery. This unit provides care for mothers and infants right after birth and through the early stages of postpartum to discharge. We foster a culturally sensitive approach to couplet care and early family bonding.

McGovern Maternity Unit Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery: Provides an ongoing assessment and care of the mother through the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods according to established guidelines. Provides ongoing assessment and care of the mother and newborn according to established guidelines. Provides education from antenatal to immediate postpartum period. Orchestrates and initiates discharge planning and follow up care for mother and newborn. Quality Improvement: Participates in ongoing labor and delivery unit based quality initiatives. Evidence Based Practice: Maintains clinical practice in accordance with AWHONN, ACOG, NRP, and AAP established guidelines. Successfully completes the labor and delivery unit based competency programs as required.

Qualifications / Requirements / Licensure & Certifications:

• BSN preferred
• Current MA RN Licensure
• Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and NRP required
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring preferred
• Current labor and delivery experience required

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.