Labor and Delivery Nurse

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.

Key responsibilities for the 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.
• Participates in ongoing labor and delivery unit based quality initiatives.
• 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:

• BSN preferred
• Current or conditional Massachusetts RN Licensure
• Current American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and NRP required
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring preferred
• Current labor and delivery experience required

Pay Range: $42.00 - $94.90 per hour

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: 7:00pm - 7:00am, with rotating weekends and holidays

Category: Registered Nurse

Department: Labor and Delivery

Job Type: Full-time

Work Shift: Night

Hours/Week: 36.00

Union Name: MNA Cambridge