Registered Nurse (RN) - Maternal - Newborn
Northside Hospital - Forsyth
Cumming, GA

Well-Baby Nursery RN, Mother Baby

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today. * Serve as a resource to the mother-baby nurse regarding the care of the newborn * Responsible for observation of babies while in the nursery * Communicate and collaborate with pediatricians and neonatologists in the care of the newborns * Perform and assist in special procedures for the baby (blood cultures, diagnostic workups, angle tolerance tests, etc.) * Assists physicians with circumcisions and oversees baby immediately post-procedure * Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers of newborns to and from the unit 1. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations. 2. Minimum of 2 years' full-time experience as a RN post-orientation or post-residency training in Level I, II or III nursery; newborn; NICU and/or Mother/Baby units. 3. Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation 4. Newborn admission assessment experience 5. Proof of annual continuing education credits and/or hours in newborn care; minimum of 16 hours/credits within the past 2 years. 6. Certified in American Heart Association's Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). 7. Please refer to the specific clinical unit for additional education, competencies and/or certifications required as a condition of employment. KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED: 1. BSN degree in Nursing preferred 2. National Certification in Clinical Specialty preferred 3. Other preferred RN attributes are unit specific. Please refer to the specific clinical unit.