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: 1900-0730

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 ID #2​5​0​3​0​3​7​6​4​4. Posted job title: Registered Nurse II (RN) - L&D

• Sign-On bonus