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Dignity Health Nurse Labor and Delivery in Henderson, Nevada
Overview
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As the community’s only not-for-profit faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 60000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/DignityHealth) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dignityhealth)
The Siena Campus is named after Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), a laywoman who devoted her life to prayer and was know for her great compassion for the poor and sick.
Get to know our beautiful Siena Campus! We offer a variety of hospital services including -
Electrophysiology (EP) Lab, Open Heart Surgery Center - Chest Pain Center Accredited
Children's Emergency Room (ER) / Emergency Department with Level III Trauma Center
Full range of Rehabilitative Services
Full range of Surgical Services / Hybrid OR
Intensive Care Unit
Joint Replacement Center
MBSAQIP Accredited Surgical Weight Loss Program
Neuro-Interventional Radiology
Neurosurgery
Obstetric Services / Birth Center
Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
On-site laboratory Services
Palliative Care Services
Pediatric Unit / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Radiology services, all digital diagnostic services
Robotic Surgery Center of Excellence
Stroke Program (Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center)
Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Labor Registered Nurse triages and cares for laboring patients under the direction of the Maternal Child Manager/Director. Additional patient populations served by the labor nurse include ante-partum, post partum/newborn, and post-gynecological.
The registered nurse employs critical thinking to integrate objective data with knowledge gained from an assessment of the subjective experiences of patients. Registered nurses use this critical thinking process to apply the best available evidence and research data to the processes of diagnosis and treatment.
Nurses continually evaluate quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and seek to optimize outcomes. Medical/clinical knowledge, technical and clinical skills, clinical judgment, interpersonal skills and communication as indicated in the current Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals are essential components of nursing practice.
All registered nurses practice within the scopes and standards of practice set forth by the American Nurses Association.
This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
#RN@DH
Qualifications
Minimum:
1 year of the last 2 years, recent experience as an RN in Labor and Delivery, or as an RN in an acute care setting and successful completion of applicable clinical and didactic SRDH specialty training program.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
RN = Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nevada.
CT CPRBLS = AHA Basic Life Support-Nat'l
CT NRP = Neonatal Resuscitation-Nat'l.
CT CPRACLS = Advanced Cardiac Life Support-Nat'l
CT EFM = Electronic Fetal Monitoring-Nat'l - within 6 months of hire.
CT AFM = Advanced Fetal Monitoring; CPR - within 6 months of hire.
Antepartum, Intrapartum, Postpartum, Post-gynecological and Level 1 Newborn Care.
Circulate for surgical procedures performed on the Maternal Child Unit.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring.
Medical Screening Exam Competency and Triage Obstetrical Patients (within 6 months of hire for experienced nurses (Prior nursing experience- a minimum of one (1) year of independent practice in Labor & Delivery experience).
Newborn stabilization and resuscitation (baby catcher).
Post Anesthesia Care.
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Preferred:
3 years of the last 5 years recent experience as an RN in Labor and Delivery or equivalent in a setting with 100 births/month.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Certification in Specialty Area.
Pay Range
$45.98 - $63.21 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.