Maternal-Child Health RN | Day Shift, Full-Time

Hackensack Meridian Health; Neptune Township (NJ); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The Registered Nurse in Maternal Child Services at Hackensack Meridian Health is responsible for delivering individualized patient care in a collaborative environment across labor and delivery, postpartum, antepartum, and newborn nursery settings.

You will perform nursing care based on evidence-based standards, communicate status with the healthcare team, administer medications with advanced bar-scanning and documentation, and document assessments and plans electronically.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in New Jersey required.
• BLS/CPR certification from American Heart Association within 60 days of hire.
• ACLS and NRP preferred, must obtain within 6 months.
• Inpatient Obstetrics or External Fetal Monitoring certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care per evidence-based standards.
• Communicate patient status and plans with the healthcare team.
• Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation systems.
• Document assessments, care plans, interventions and evaluations electronically.
• Provide patient and family-centered education for health optimization.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary discharges for safe transitions.
• Care for Labor and Delivery patients and Mother/Baby couplet care.
• Support High Risk Antepartum care and Newborn Nursery care.
• Circulate in the Operating Room as needed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient education

Electronic documentation

Education

BSN in progress or within 3 years

Job description

The Registered Nurse in Maternal Child Services at Hackensack Meridian Health is responsible for delivering individualized patient care in a collaborative environment across labor and delivery, postpartum, antepartum, and newborn nursery settings.

You will perform nursing care based on evidence-based standards, communicate status with the healthcare team, administer medications with advanced bar-scanning and documentation, and document assessments and plans electronically.