Level II Registered Nurse; RN - Labor and Delivery

Tenet Desert is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Labor and Delivery Level II for a nursing job in Indio, California.

• Specialty:
  Labor and Delivery
• Discipline:
  RN
• Duration:
  Ongoing
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours
• Employment Type:
  
  Staff

Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience

Shift:
Nights

Job type: Full time

Hours:

Schedule: 6 shifts per two week pay period. Some weekends required.

GENERAL DUTIES:
The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain optimal health. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Perform according to policy patient assessments, vital signs, obtain laboratory specimens, administer medications, feed infants orally or via gavage tubes the ordered formula or breast milk.

• Insert and manage peripheral IV catheters and the ordered fluid infusions, manage arterial and central lines and the ordered fluids.

• Enter classifications and assign patients in Optilink

• Perform point of care testing as ordered or per protocol.

• Attend deliveries and C/S as requested. Assume resource responsibility as assigned; participate in transport team as assigned.

• Teach parents newborn care and how to administer medications.

• Develop and implement and document to the plan of care.

• Assist mothers with breastfeeding and maintain according to policy the storage of breast milk.

• Manage patient on various ventilatory modes to include nasal cannulas, nasal CPAP, ventilators, high frequency ventilators

• Document patient interventions and results

Tenet Desert Job  #. Posted job title:
Registered Nurse II (RN) - L&D

• Sign-On bonus