EAMC MISSION

At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control. POSITION SUMMARY Our Mother Baby Post-Partum Unit includes 24 Private rooms. Our practice model is Couplet Care which emphasizes well mother and well-baby being cared for together, as a “couplet,” or pair by the same nurse. Mother Baby Nursing staff are expected to provide care and support for each couplet after delivery until discharge. The Couplet RN is responsible for making sure that medical as well emotional needs of the couplet are adequately met throughout the post-partum stay.The RN assigned to Delivery is responsible for the care of the neonate during the transition to couplet care. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education Associates Degree in Nursing or equivalent
Minimum Experience N/A
Required Registration/License/Certification BLS obtained within 90 days of hire or transfer NRP within 12 month of DOH/Transfer Registered Nursing License
Preferred Education Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Preferred Experience 1 year of Mother Baby experience in an acute care facility
Preferred Registration/License/Certification RNC-Mother-Baby Certification
Other Requirements N/A