10 South Dakota Maternal and Child Health Jobs
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Please keep in mind when listing your start date availability, if you can start the day Monument Health is requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.
Expect someone with a 501 or 605 area code to reach out to interview you for this position.
Required Skills/Experience:
2 years L&D experience, preferably in a level 3 or higher Labor and Delivery unit (i.e., an L&D unit with a level 3 or higher NICU).
Manager approval is required to offer if a candidate lacks any of the following: level 3 or higher L&D experience and competency to manage high-acuity labor patients, including preeclampsia, preterm labor and delivery, and management of laboring and antepartum patients less than 35 weeks' gestation; IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate, blood administration, insulin, circulating C-sections, or C-section recovery care.
Must care for couplets and be comfortable caring for normal newborn nursery patients (Level I care).
Preferred Skills/Experience:
Comfort with lower-acuity NICU patients (Level II care) is highly preferred.
Required Credentials:
Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing.
Special Requests:
You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit & shift at the same facility). Example: if you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit & facility.
Time off requires manager approval.
Unit Details:
The unit cares for high-risk through low-intervention laboring patients, including antepartum, OB triage/ED, postpartum, and infants.
Patient ratios vary by assignment: Antepartum 1:3; inactive labor 1:2; active labor 1:1; postpartum/couplet care 1:3 couplets.
The assignment includes postpartum/couplet care throughout the contract.
Baxter IV pumps and Omnicell medication dispensing are used.
Could be expected to precept students.
Shift & Scheduling:
Every other weekend.
Could be placed on low-census call.
Holidays as needed.
Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
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MCH Travel Nurse Job Responsibilities and Salary
Maternal and Child Health nurses have diverse job responsibilities. These include providing prenatal care, postpartum care, vaccinations, screening babies and children, and teaching nutrition and illness prevention. MCH nurses also provide education and resources on parenting, child development, and school readiness. MCH nurses are Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical/Licensed Vocational Nurses with experience in public health, disease prevention, and teaching. MCH nurses help communities by empowering mothers and families to live healthy lives. The average annual salary in the United States for a Maternal and Child Health nurse is $88,700.
Maternal and Child Health Travel Nurse Jobs in South Dakota
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