Olivia Stebner

• Conduct thorough patient assessments and utilize critical thinking skills on both postpartum mothers and newborns to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Manage care for postpartum mothers and newborns from admission to discharge.
• Provide care to postpartum mothers, including administering medications, evaluating patient status and response to interventions, supporting physical and emotional needs, conducting testing when indicated, etc.
• Provide care for infants, including evaluation of newborn safety, administering medications and injections such as Hepatitis B, completing newborn testing, assisting with feedings, providing hygiene support, etc.
• Educate and empower family members to understand and participate in care for postpartum mothers and newborns.
• Collaborate with the medical team, including providers from multiple different specialties, advocating for patients' needs and best interests.
• Maintain a professional attitude and positive outlook during stressful and sensitive situations for these families.
• Provide patient care in related hospital areas, including Women's Health, Labor and Delivery, and NICU.

Admissions RN

• Complete thorough assessment on newborn within one hour of delivery, including vital signs, head circumference, length, weight, and a full head-to-toe assessment.
• Utilize critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on newborns' individual needs.
• Notify providers of any changes in newborn status and collaborate with medical team on newborn's plan of care.
• Administer medications and injections, such as Erythromycin and Vitamin K.
• Educate parents on importance of newborn safety, i.e., practicing safe sleep, infant security device (HUGS), pink on badge indicating medical professionals who are safe to care for newborn, how to use bulb syringe, etc.
• Admit well-newborn to Mother Baby Unit.

Resource RN

• Assist new and veteran nurses with patient care, i.e., newborn baths, newborn testing, administering medications, assessing postpartum mothers, feeding newborns in the nursery, etc.
• Quality Control testing on Glucometers, cleaning and restocking cribs, stripping rooms, restocking nursery supplies, etc.