RN - Mother/Baby

Position Highlights: Number of beds on unit:
Deliver approximately
1300 babies each year 18 Labor Delivery
Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) Rooms 10 Antepartum/Postpartum
Rooms 5 Triage Rooms 2 Operating Rooms 7 Level II Nursery Rooms
Patient population (age,
diagnosis, specifics about unit):
Provide Women and
Children’s services to families throughout Central Illinois Level II Nursery with
neonatology services
Nurse to Patient ratio:
A Nursing Care Committee
collaborates to establish patient acuity based guidelines for nursing
staffing levels, and develops the hospital inpatient staffing plan. The
Committee’s planning takes into account evidence based staffing and care
standards established by professional nursing organizations, as well as
measurable patient and staffing outcomes, nurse sensitive quality
indicators, and financial stewardship metrics.
Department culture and
resources:
The Mother Baby Unit
culture supports a professional shared governance structure where nurses
are empowered and encouraged to use their voices and share their
ideas.
It’s a culture where evidence-based practice is the norm,
and nurses collaborate with leaders to help shape the changes that impact
patient care. Nurses earn the trust of their patients through exceptional
care in an environment where they are valued.
Frequent nursing
skills/equipment used:
Mother-Baby Nurses provide
direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the
application of scientific nursing principles. In addition to general
nursing care, responsibilities of Mother-Baby Nurses include (but are not
limited to): Coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate both mother and infant care plans.
Monitors
bonding between mother and infant.
Performs emotional status checks
on mother. Supports mother and infant in their breastfeeding journey.
Involves and educates family/significant others in implementing best
practices for mother and infant care.
Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team. Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs. Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation. Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents. Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base. Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution. Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies. Provides care to the inpatient obstetric patient. Monitors fetal well being. Administers medication specific to the obstetric patient. Provides patient education specific to the obstetric population.

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