Registered Nurse (RN) - Obstetrics

Desert Care Network; Joshua Tree (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Employee Assistance program

Employee discount program

Pet insurance

Legal insurance

Accident insurance

Critical illness insurance

Long term care

Elder & childcare support

Auto & home insurance

Job summary

Desert Care Network is seeking a Perinatal Nurse in Joshua Tree to deliver comprehensive care to antepartum, labor, delivery, and post-partum mothers and newborns.

The role requires a CA RN license, ACLS/NRP within specified timelines, and advanced fetal monitoring skills. Cross-collaboration with families and health care providers is essential for family-centered care.

Qualifications

• Current CA RN license or eligibility to obtain license in California.
• ACLS within 30 days of hire.
• NRP within 30 days of hire.
• Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring required for experienced L&D RN.
• Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring within 90 days for RN without experience.
• APS (GNOSIS) Personal Proficiency Module within three months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive patient assessments following guidelines to ensure quality care.
• Develops and implements care plans based on assessment and nursing diagnoses.
• Coordinates care with family, physicians, and other team members.
• Document care accurately and timely in the patient record.
• Demonstrates effective communication and patient education.
• Maintains professional practice and pursues ongoing training and seminars.
• Assists with charge nurse duties as assigned.

Skills

CPR

ACLS

NRP

Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring

Fetal Heart Monitoring Intro

APS Personal Proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science or Associate’s Degree (Nursing)

Job description

Qualifications

Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Hi-Desert Medical Center, We Understand That Our Greatest Asset Is Our Dedicated Team Of Professionals. That’s Why We Offer More Than a Job – We Provide a Comprehensive Benefit Package That Prioritizes Your Health, Professional Development, And Work-life Balance. The Available Plans And Programs Include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Job Summary

Up to $25,000 Sign-on Bonus based on Experience!

Shift

Nights, 7:00pm to 7:30am, every other weekend is required.

Job Type

Full Time

Hours

12

The Perinatal Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse assigned to the Perinatal Services Unit, who is responsible for the direct delivery of patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to a specific group of ante partum, laboring and delivering, recovering, and post-partum mothers, as well as their newborns. The Perinatal Nurse coordinates care in collaboration with the family, significant others, physicians, and other health care providers. The activity demonstrates a commitment and understanding of the philosophy of family centered care. The Perinatal Nurse is trained and able to initiate, modify, or stop treatment when appropriate and according to established protocols, even when a physician is not present. The perinatal Nurse demonstrates proficiency in advanced nursing skills and correct use of appropriate equipment. The LDRP/Perinatal Nurse is cross-oriented and capable of providing nursing care in the well-baby and continuing care nurseries. The Perinatal Nurse is directly accountable to the Perinatal Services Director or his/her designee.

Responsibilities

• Conducts complete assessment for each patient following established guidelines/protocols to ensure and provide comprehensive patient care. Demonstrates ability to assess mothers and infants.
• Develops plan of care, based upon assessment, or the individualized bio-psychosocial needs of assigned patients, incorporating the medical treatment plan and the nursing diagnosis.
• Implements the plan of care in accordance with Hi-Desert Medical Center’s standards of care, policies and procedures and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing and medical interventions and demonstrates ability to change intervention strategies when expected outcomes are not met.
• Documents care in a concise, accurate, legible, and timely manner, which reflects the extent of care given and responses to therapies.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills. Communicates appropriate information in an accurate and timely manner.
• Utilizes a broad knowledge base to examine patient’s needs and anticipate potential patient care problems.
• Demonstrates appropriate priority setting and decision-making. Familiar with and able to implement all department specific protocols, procedures, and standards of care as detailed in Department Manual.
• Assess patient learning needs and incorporates educational goals into the plan of care. Able to use all department equipment correctly and safely. Maintains a clean and safe environment at all times to facilitate efficient patient care.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional practice. Pursues growth opportunities. Participates in nursing seminars, committees, in-services, and department meetings.
• Demonstrates ability to positively influence others’ behavior by serving as a role model and continually striving to upgrade standards.
• Assumes charge nurse duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Certification

• Bachelors of Science or Associate’s Degree graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Preferred Experience
• 1 year Labor and Delivery experience to include transition of the newborn

Required

• Current CA RN license
• CPR
• ACLS within 30 days of hire
• NRP within 30 days of hire
• Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring (for experienced L&D RN)
• Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring (required within 90 days of hire for RN without experience)
• APS (GNOSIS) Personal Proficiency Module and specific areas of weakness identified on APS within three months of hire.

Organization Description

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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, $47.90 - $72.42 hourly **Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.