RN Post Partum

Job Overview

Are you looking to make an impact on the physical, emotional and cultural needs of patients and their families? Join our team as a Post Partum RN in the Birthplace at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital! We support not only women in our culturally diverse community, but also women across the state who may need additional attention due to a high‑risk pregnancy or fetal diagnosis.

With our partnership with the University of MN, the Birthplace supports the development of student nurses and residents through onsite observation and training, and helps improve evidence‑based practice and ongoing professional learning.

• 24 beds Mom/Baby private rooms
• Couplet care, average of 3 and 4 couplets in day/evening and night shifts
• Care delivery team: RN and NST/NA
• Professional growth encouraged in professional certifications and/or IBCLC
• Inpatient lactation consultant on unit
• Newborn IV antibiotic administration

This position will be working 64 hours every two weeks on the night shift, 8‑hour shifts and every other weekend.

• Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes
• Involve patient, family and other health team members in gathering data
• Use an ongoing, systematic process to gather relevant information from patient and family
• Analyze data and information to identify potential risks, prioritize needs and determine priority problems
• Identify outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable
• Validate outcomes with patient, family and other health team members
• Document data and identified outcomes
• Implement nursing interventions based on the plan of care
• Provide care according to the plan and in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and nursing practice guidelines
• Coordinate nursing care with the care of all other health team members
• Initiate age and culturally appropriate measures to support and meet patient needs while achieving expected outcomes
• Initiate patient/family teaching as appropriate to age, readiness to learn and available resources
• Collaborate, consult or make referrals if unable to perform safely and independently
• Delegate direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel based on needs, condition, potential for risk/harm, complexity of the skill and predictability of the outcome
• Ensure all actions are based on scientific, ethical or ecological principles; proven effectiveness; past experience; practice standards; patient/family requests and values; or legal parameters
• Use the full range of therapeutic modalities to support and augment the healing process, moving from least intensive and invasive to more, depending on need and context
• Document interventions according to practice guidelines
• Anticipate, recognize and respond to emergent situations

• MN Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
• Current NRP certification required within 6 months of hire
• 2 years of nursing OB/Medical surgical/Pediatric nursing experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or BAN
• 3 years of OB/Medical surgical experience

Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off/vacation, safe and sick time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! The benefits information can be found on the Fairview benefits page.

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign‑on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer will be honored.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status. $42.96- $71.46 Hourly