Full employer posting
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide comprehensive nursing care to antepartum and postpartum patients and normal newborns in an acute care hospital setting. The RN will assess maternal and newborn health, administer medications, monitor recovery, support breastfeeding and newborn care, educate families, and coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
The nurse will also utilize critical thinking, independent clinical judgment, and supervisory skills to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. Responsibilities Provide individualized nursing care to antepartum and postpartum patients according to established standards and the nursing process. Assess and monitor maternal vital signs, recovery, pain, uterine involution, and postpartum bleeding.
Identify complications and promptly escalate changes in maternal or newborn condition. Provide routine care and assessments for healthy newborns. Support breastfeeding, newborn feeding, maternal bonding, and parent education.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed. Maintain accurate patient documentation and coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team. Provide discharge education related to maternal recovery, newborn safety, and follow-up care.
Supervise and coordinate assigned nursing staff as required. Minimum Requirements Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved provider.
Current AHA ACLS or ARC ALS certification. Current AHA NRP or ARC NALS certification. BSN degree preferred.
Acute care hospital experience preferred.
About the role
Provide individualized nursing care to antepartum and postpartum patients according to established standards and the nursing process.