Requisition Number: 9550
Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital
Work Days: 8 hour shifts, every other weekend, every other holiday
Category: Registered Nurse
Department: Postpartum 5 North
Job Type: PT20Plus HPW
Work Shift: Day
Hours/Week: 24.00
Union Name: MNA Cambridge
$10k Sign-On Bonus (prorated for part time employees) for newly hired experienced RNs
with 2 years of experience in the specialty hired for.
$10k Retention Bonus (prorated for part time employees) for newly hired experienced RNs interested in committing to a minimum of two years of employment at Cambridge Health Alliance, Please speak with your HR Advisor.
Department Description
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.
Job Purpose
The Lactation Consultant RN (IBCLC) identifies and develops an individualized lactation plan of care and modifies the plan with changes in the patient's condition, provides ongoing assessment and care of the mother through the postpartum periods and the newborn according to established guidelines. Provides education to maternal newborn dyad from birth to discharge. Ensures lactation documentation/plan is accurate and complete. Orchestrates and coordinates discharge planning and follow up care for mother and newborn. Participates in ongoing maternal newborn unit based quality initiatives.Maintains clinical practice in accordance with AWHONN, ACOG, NRP, and AAP established guidelines.Successfully completes the maternal newborn unit based competency programs as required
Qualifications
BSN preferred
Current MA RN Licensure
Current AHA BLS or ARC BLS required, NRP required prior to completion of unit orientation
Current mother baby/ nursery experience required; Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred
IBCLC Certification by International Board of Lactation Consultants Examiner
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Healthcare is changing rapidly. CHA has a strategic plan that charts a proactive course for our future. It is built on a vision of equity and excellence for everyone, every time. It also recognizes that our workforce is our most valuable asset and prioritizes competitive salaries, benefits and professional development opportunities for employees. The strategic plan is changing the way we provide care and improving the health and experience of our patients; we are looking for smart, committed, compassionate people who want to be part of making our vision of better health and equity a reality.
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