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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, Nevada

About this job

Overview

As the community's only not-for-profit, faith-based health care system, Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and more than 3,400 employees will continue the Sisters' mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member Dignity Health, one of the nation's largest health care systems, a 22-state network of more than 9,000 physicians, 63,000 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 and Facebook.

* Bed Size: 23

* Usual Admitting Diagnosis: Labor and Delivery/Newborn Care - Gynecological Surgeries

* Population Served: Women and Infants

* Special Equipment: Fetal Monitor

* Accreditations: Baby Firendly

* Nurse to patient Ratio, if applicable: 2:1 Early Labor, 1:1 Active Labor, 4:1 Couplet Care

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

The NICU Registered Nurse cares for newborns under the direction of the Maternal Child Director. Additionally, the nurse may attend deliveries and cesarean sections.

* 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.

* This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

* One (1) year recent RN experience in a level II or III nursery or successful completion of applicable clinical and didactic SRDH specialty training course(s) or program.

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

* Experience with infant resuscitation and stabilization, maintenance of invasive lines, and ventilators.

* RN = Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nevada.

* CT CPRBLS - Basic Life Support -- AHA

* CT NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program

* STABLE Program within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Post-partum/newborn experience in a family centered unit.

* Bachelor of Science in Nursing.