Job Description

Position Responsibilities

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):

• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients’ (both mother and infant) care plans

• Maintains a comfortable, safe and clean environment for mother and infant
• Assists mother with her hygienic needs
• Checks mother for any post partum bleeding
• Examines mother’s fundus
• Inspects c-section incision (if applicable)
• Assesses mother’s pain, if any
• Performs emotional status checks on mother, recognizing symptoms such as those related to post partum depression
• Monitors bonding between mother and infant
• Takes mother’s and infant’s vital signs
• Measures input/output of mother and infant
• Monitors mother and infant and reports adverse reactions to any treatments or medications being given
• Provides mother with breast-feeding tips
• Educates mother on sore nipple management
• Teaches mother bathing tips for infant
• Instructs mother on diaper changing
• Weighs infant
• Performs heel sticks for bg’s of infant
• Keeps track of all feeds and diapers
• Bathes infant
• Involves and educates family/significant others in implementing best practices for mother and infant care

Samba Care is a leading healthcare staffing agency in the United States. We maintain excellence in partnering caregivers with acute care facilities. Our mission is to facilitate the highest level inpatient care while enabling our staff members to advance their careers with rewarding jobs. 

Benefits:

• Competitive weekly salary
• Health Insurance
• 401k
• Travel stipends
• 8- 13 week contracts with extendable option
• All shifts available
• 1 year experience required
• BLS required

Get the personal attention that you deserve!!