OB dream job - only psych experience

[califoRNia.]

Hello all,

In summary I..

• Want to work in OB - my dream job is education of pregnant women
  
• have 2 years experience w/ mental illness/drug addiction
  
• have no personal or professional experience in OB but its my calling
  
• What should I do?!
  

So the whole reason I became a RN was to go into OB. I moved to california shortly after graduating from nursing school and found it very difficult to find a job. So I settled on a job in an acute psychiatric facility. I am currently working part time at a drug rehab with a very good hospital. I love my job but its part time and its not my passion.

The hospital next to my house currently has about five job postings for various positions in L & D, mother baby unit etc. all of these jobs require 1-2 years experience in the field.

I have come up with a couple options

I could..

• go talk to the RN manager on the unit and see what advice he/she has for me.
  
• Volunteer on the unit.
  
• start volunteering at a local shelter of pregnant women
  
• get certified as a child birth educator or another certification if that would increase my chances?
  

Any advice on what my next step should be to obtain my dream job? Also do you think it is concerning that the hospital is trying to hire so many RN's for L & D? My current hospital is up a notch and they have only advertised one job in their birth center over the past two years that I have seen.

Thanks for your help!

[JessicaDanielle]

I'm currently taking the AWHONN fetal monitoring course online as it is required for school. Where would you put this on a resume? Under education? Skills? Not sure what to put it under