Salary Range: $45.5700 - $70.6300 /hour. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, skill level, and education.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Includes: LDR, LDRP, MBU-Mother/Baby, NICU, LDRP-NICU/POST PARTUM, PERINATOLOGY
The Clinical Nurse I – Maternal Child Health role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in maternal child departments including Perinatology, LDR, Mother/Baby, LDRP and NICU. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional and emotional needs, and education and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Maintains a working knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
Clinical Nurse I’s at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program.
Sixteen (16) hours of lactation education and four (4) hours of demonstrated bedside hands-on competencies within 6 months of hire required for Baby Friendly designation.
License Required
Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.
Certifications Required
Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation and National Certification in specialty area and
Department specific certification requirements are as follows:
MBU-Mother/Baby: NRP Certification
Certifications Preferred
MBU-Mother/Baby: NRP or IBCLC or MNM RNC.