Department Overview

The Mother Baby Unit provides postpartum, antepartum, and gynecological care to low and high risk populations. We provide well newborn care as part of rooming in service and in a well newborn nursery. Care is provided and assignments made based on acuity and strives to follow the Guidelines for Professional Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units published by Association for Women?s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (2010).

Function/Duties of Position

The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Ensemble Model of the Professional Role(tm)]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Required Qualifications

The qualifications for this position are the minimum eligibility requirements for an interview. The level of required experience and expertise for each posted position is influenced by the current knowledge and skill of nurses within the department.

• External applicants: Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Degree from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA)
• Internal applicants: Associate's Degree in Nursing
• Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License
• BLS at time of hire and must be issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network branch of AHA (upload documentation with online application)
• BLS must not expire during orientation or probation period, and must have the same expiration date (upload documentation with online application)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification (NRP) at time of hire
• One year of recent labor and delivery experience required
• Will consider candidates with 2 years recent experience in an adult ICU, emergency department or postpartum unit (per management discretion); Recent Cap Stone experience in labor & delivery may be taken into consideration in lieu of experience (per management discretion)
• Ability to lift, bend, stoop, reach, carry, push, pull and walk throughout the work period
• Able to lift 35 lbs. independently
• Complies with the safe patient mobilization policy when lifting or positioning dependent patients, including using mechanical lifts and coordinating the assistance of other personnel
• The work environment carries risk of exposure to human tissue/fluids and radiation
• Must be able to deal with competing needs and priorities of internal and external customers, including making correct judgments regarding ensuring safe conditions for patients, families, and other personnel
• Use of all hospital approved clinical equipment
• Basic computer skills including the ability to send/receive email, navigate information technology associated with the position, and use Electronic Health Record information and tools
• Current unencumbered Oregon RN license
• Annual/Biennial Department specific education requirements include:
  • Annual maternal competencies
  • Biennial competencies for newborn resuscitation and fetal monitoring
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

Preferred Qualifications

• Current OHSU employee, BSN Preferred
• Specialty Certification specific to Maternal Newborn Nursing, International Board of Certified Lactation Consultation (IBCLC) or Inpatient Obstetric Certification
• STABLE Certification
• Bilingual- Spanish/English
• One year experience in a high risk obstetric unit or LDRP unit
• If considering New Graduates, preference for immersion in MBU during education

Additional Details

Usual Orientation Time:

• New Graduates: 10-12 weeks
• Specialty Experience: 4-6weeks
• Experience, but not in specialty area: 10 weeks
• Resource : same as above

All are welcome