**Hiring Now EXPERIENCED Registered Nurse Mother Baby Unit - Nights Full-time**
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Sarasota, FL, USA
Job Description
Mother - Baby Unit
Job Summary
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 $51.00. 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
One of the largest public health systems in Florida, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has continually evolved from its modest beginning as the county's first community hospital. Our mission to deliver high-quality healthcare for our community has been steadfast since we first began serving patients in 1925 at the 32-bed Sarasota Hospital, and our growth has been shaped by and for the Sarasota community.
Today, we are a full-service public health system, with two hospitals offering specialized expertise in heart, vascular, cancer, orthopedic and neuroscience services, as well as a state-of-the-art cancer care center and a network of outpatient centers, urgent care centers, laboratories, diagnostic imaging and physician practices, skilled nursing and rehabilitation among our many programs. Sarasota Memorial also serves as the region's health care safety net, with Sarasota County's only trauma center, obstetrical services, neonatal intensive care unit, inpatient pediatrics unit and psychiatric services for patients of all ages.
The system's flagship 897-bed campus, Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota, has been consistently recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals. A regional referral center providing the greatest depth and breadth of care to the community, the campus also includes state-of-the-art specialized centers of care, including the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute Oncology Tower, Rehabilitation Pavilion and newly opened Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion.
With the opening of Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice in fall 2021, we're able to provide south Sarasota County residents convenient access to the same level of care and 5-Star physicians, staff and systems available at our SMH-Sarasota Campus. SMH-Venice features 178 private rooms, a 28-room Emergency Care Center, 8 surgical suites, 10 birthing suites and a pandemic-ready intensive care unit. The Venice campus is currently undergoing an expansion that will double the hospital's capacity when complete in 2024.
Sarasota Memorial is powered by more than 10,000 staff and is Sarasota County’s largest employer. Over 700 members of the community contribute their time and skills as hospital volunteers; this includes the 9-member Sarasota County Public Hospital Board elected by local voters, governs Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.
Our Mission
Sarasota Memorial strives to provide healthcare services that excel in caring, quality and innovation.
Our Vision
Our community will be served by the best healthcare system in the nation. Sarasota Memorial will be the best place to be a patient, the best place to work and the best place to practice medicine. Our extraordinary people, innovative clinical technology and effective use of information systems will set us apart. We will deliver services that are safe, result in desired outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.
Our Values
To create an environment that supports and rewards:
- Safety
- Caring and compassion
- Excellence and professionalism
- Teamwork and trust
- Mutual respect and recognition
- Accountable and ethical behavior