Hushabye Nursery

Hushabye Nursery

The opioid crisis was declared an ongoing public health emergency in 2017, and its status was recently renewed in April 2022. In 2021, more than 5 Arizonans a day died from opioids and more than 9 Arizonans had a non-fatal opioid overdose. This sharp rise in drug overdose deaths has also affected perinatal and postpartum women. Hushabye Nursery is a 12-room inpatient detox nursery customized to treat babies born with NAS and provide intensive outpatient family services as part of prenatal and postnatal continuous care. The National Association of Neonatal Nurses evidence-based practice reports, "The Eat, Sleep, Console" model (ESC) is the number one modality that has shown to significantly reduce postnatal opioid use for the management of NAS and decrease length of stay by as much as 73%. ESC is the primary intervention program for infants w NAS at Hushabye Nursery. ESC calls for a low-stimulation environment and having mothers' room-in with their infants and feeding them frequently. Hushabye Nursery's innovative care model provides the ideal setting for implementation of the family centered ESC model. At Hushabye Nursery each NAS infant and caregiver has their own private room, allowing primary caretakers to room-in, promoting frequent feeding, continual one-on-one soothing, and bonding critical for recovery and improved health outcomes. Hushabye Nursery's innovative, family-centered treatment model for NAS infants engages healthcare providers and social service providers to deliver coordinated services and help families become resilient, stay together, and change their lives.

Member Duties :

• Assists with patient care under the supervision of registered nurses and neonatal nurse practitioners
• Perform comfort measures utilizing the Eat Sleep and Console model
• Provides evidence-based parenting interventions to infant caregivers
• Assist with outreach, support, and follow-up care for outpatient clients
• Works independently and takes initiative on assigned administrative role to support both infants and caregivers
• Provide community outreach for community resources and referrals
• Provide leadership and training for community volunteers
• Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional
• Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, linens, and medical supplies
• Completes required orientation and continuing competencies

Program Benefits : Stipend , Living Allowance , Health Coverage , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Uniforms provided and required , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :

Children / Youth , Community Outreach , Health .

Skills :

Leadership , Communications , First Aid , Public Health , Medicine , Community Organization , General Skills , Social Services , Team Work .