RN - Postpartum - 7a-7:30p/7p-7:30a

Cambridge Health Alliance; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CHA Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, MA is seeking an experienced Mother/Baby RN for the Postpartum 5 North unit. This full-time role covers day and night shifts with 12-hour shifts, totaling 36 hours per week, and includes education, discharge planning, and newborn care.

Applicants should have MA RN licensure, BLS, and NRP (before orientation completion). BSN preferred; Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred. Union: MNA Cambridge. Bonuses up to $20,000.

Qualifications

• MA RN licensure is required.
• AHA BLS is required; NRP required prior to unit orientation.
• Mother/baby/nursery experience required; Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing maternal and newborn assessments and care.
• Educate mother–newborn dyad from birth to discharge.
• Coordinate discharge planning and follow‑up care.
• Participate in unit quality initiatives and maintain current competencies.

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital
Category: Registered Nurse
Department: Postpartum 5 North
Job Type: Full Time
Union Name: MNA Cambridge

Work Schedule: Day / Night
Length Of Shift(s) In Hours: 12 hours
Shift Details: 0700-1900;1900-0700
Hours/Week: 36.00
Weekend Requirements: EOW
Holiday Requirements: EOH
On Call Requirements: None

Experienced Mother/Baby RNs may be eligible for up to $20,000 in bonuses!!

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 Post Partum 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.

The RN provides an ongoing assessment and care of the mother through the postpartum periods according to established guidelines.Provides ongoing assessment and care of the newborn according to established guidelines.Provides education to maternal newborn dyad from birth to discharge. 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/Requirements:

BSN preferred

Current MA RN Licensure

Current AHA BLS BLS required, NRP required prior to completion of unit orientation

Current mother baby/ nursery experience required; Level 1B nursery experience strongly preferred

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.

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