RN Clinical Leader - Mother/Baby/Nursery

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: 12 hour shifts, every other weekend, every other holiday

Category: Registered Nurse

Department: Obstetrics 5 North

Job Type: Full Time

Work Shift: Night

Hours/Week: 36.00

Union: Yes

Union Name: MNA Cambridge

Department Summary:

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 Post Partum 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.

Job Purpose:

To provide and oversee quality patient care according to The Cambridge Hospital standards of nursing practice. Collaborates with the Maternal Newborn services leadership team to foster skilled and quality evidence based nursing care, unit organization and cohesiveness and development of staff. The clinical leader assists the Maternal Newborn services leadership team in the overall coordination of the clinical area by assuming the responsibility and accountability for daily operations. The clinical leader assumes responsibility for and serves a resource to the staff in clinical practice, staff development, clinical leadership, and professional growth in consistent collaboration with the Maternal Newborn services leadership team. The clinical leader demonstrates advanced nursing skills in the nursing, and possesses the necessary leadership skills to direct performance improvement initiatives in collaboration leadership, and other patient care areas.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of NLN Accredited School of Nursing. BSN required.
• Current Massachusetts licensure as Registered Nurse
• Certifications: BLS, NRP. Specialty certification within one year of hire into position
• Work Experience: 3-5 years Postpartum and Newborn Nursery experience required. 2 years charge experience required.
• Proficient in Continuing Care Nursery (CCN). Possesses strong communication / organizational skills.

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.