**Hiring Now EXPERIENCED Registered Nurse Mother Baby Unit - Nights Full-time**

Department

Mother - Baby Unit

Job Summary

"Hiring Registered Nurses for the Mother Baby Nursing Unit"

Mother Baby Unit - Registered Nurse

Full-Time Night Shift Opportunities Available

• 36hrs per week shift time 6pm-6:30am

About Our Unit

The Mother Baby Unit (MBU) at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a special place where new beginnings are celebrated every day. We provide exceptional postpartum care for mothers, newborns, and high-risk antepartum patients, with a strong focus on bedside education to empower families in caring for themselves and their babies.

Operating 24/7, our unit combines expert skill sets with the welcoming energy of new graduate nurses. Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4 couplets, with occasional 1:2 assignments depending on patient acuity. Care protocols are tailored to meet each patient's unique needs, ensuring the highest quality outcomes for every family we serve. If you're looking for a career filled with meaningful connections, unforgettable milestones, and the chance to make every family's start a little brighter, you'll find your calling here in our Mother Baby Unit.

Our Team & Approach

Our staff are recognized for their expertise and compassionate care. The MBU is a unique and specialized unit where nurses provide complex medical care to both postpartum mothers and newborns. We care for:

• Mothers newly postpartum or readmitted up to 6 weeks postpartum
• High-risk antepartum patients with medical diagnoses
• Term and preterm newborns with and without medical diagnosis
• Postpartum readmissions with medical complications

In addition to our dedicated nursing team, we are supported by a Leadership team on the unit, Charge Nurse, Lactation Specialist, OB Hospitalist, Pediatric Intervention RN, Child Life Specialist, Clinical Pharmacist, and Case Manager-all working solely within our Women & Children's Division. Our Multi-Skilled Technicians are trained to assist with both mother and baby populations, ensuring comprehensive support at every step.

Why Join Us

The Mother Baby Unit is more than just a unit-it's a family. Each day brings opportunities to:

• Support mothers through recovery and transition
• Teach families how to care for their newborns with confidence
• Share in the joy of milestones like a baby's first feeding
• Work alongside a team that values compassion, teamwork, and professional growth

Nurses on our unit also can be cross trained in other specialty areas within the Women & Children's Division, opening doors for career advancement.

Salary Details:

Hourly rate is determined by years of worked experience as an RN, education level, and internal equity within organization. Minimum rate starting at $32.50, max of salary range is $51.10. In addition to hourly rate, if candidate holds an approved certification position qualifies for certification pay of $1.50.

Provides professional nursing care to patients and families in an acute clinical care environment, guided by the SMHCS nursing professional practice model and in accordance with the ANA's Standards of Professional Practice.

Required Qualifications

• Require Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 90 days of hire.
• Require basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
• Require graduate of an accredited school of nursing or a diploma program. For new hires after 2012, Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing (BSN) is required within specified timeframe as outlined in the New Hire BSN Agreement policy (126.045).
• Require any OB/Neonatal Certifications obtained during employment will be maintained during the remainder of employment. These include but are not limited to: Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification, Maternal-Newborn Nursing Certification, Low Risk Neonatal Certification, any Lactation Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer certification in nursing specialty area.

Preferred Education

BSN: Bachelor of Science Nursing

Required License and Certs

BLS: Basic Life Support/CPR

FL RN: FL Registered Nurse License

Preferred License and Certs

ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.

Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class experience in care from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, one by one, our people are finding their purpose and feeling their impact. Now it is your turn to see yourself here.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital was recently recognized again by ranking #1 Hospital in the Region by the U.S. News's Best Hospital report by scoring a Perfect 10! Not only that, but SMH was also designated at a national "standout" hospital for earning top ratings in all evaluated conditions and procedures - an accomplishment achieved by less than 1% of the 4000+ hospitals. Our system has also earned Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), as well as these additional accolades: Gallup Great Workplace 2018; recipient of an "A" grade for Patient Safety. Sarasota Memorial Hospital is Magnet designated and the only provider of Level II trauma services, obstetrical services, and Level III neonatal intensive care in Sarasota County.

The benefits of being the best:

Our commitment to becoming the best community hospital and health care system means providing the best possible benefits to our people. Some highlights:

Total Rewards Package

• Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
• Sarasota Campus for now - Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp!
• Bereavement Leave
• Free Parking
• On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
• Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus
• Direct Deposit
• Free Wellness Screening
• Free confidential counseling services
• Employee Discount Programs
• Recognition Programs
• Referral Programs
• Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/