Job Information
Dignity Health RN Labor and Delivery in Santa Cruz, California
Overview
About Us
Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, women’s and children’s services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare.
Comprehensive Care
Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.
As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest.
Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.
In The Community
Beyond care inside the hospital, Dominican is dedicated to the health and wellness of the Santa Cruz community.
Community programs include a Mobile Wellness Clinic, a tattoo removal program, and support groups for patients and new mothers. In addition, and in accordance with our mission, Dominican Hospital supports programs for the underserved in our community, including children and adults, students, seniors, and the homeless population. Dominican also has received several awards for environmental excellence.
Up to 10k Sign On Bonus!
Up to 10k Relocation offered for new hires!
Per policy, current employees are not eligible.
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Responsibilities
Must have 6 months experience as Labor and Delivery to qualify.
The Labor & Delivery RN renders professional nursing care to antenatal, obstetrical, postpartum and postsurgical patients and mother-baby couplets, in support of medical care as directed by physicians, and in accordance with established hospital customer relations credo, policies and procedures. The RN is responsible for maintaining and continually improving the specific skill set required to perform the duties of an RN within the Maternal Child Health (MCH) areas. The RN is responsible for developing and achieving personal annual performance improvement objectives in conjunction with the service line manager.
ALL REGISTERED NURSES will render professional nursing care to patients, support medical care as directed by physicians. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity Health/Dominican Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The RN shall support Dignity Health/Dominican Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement/process improvement activities and patient satisfaction.
$5000 - Sign On Bonus offered for new hires.
Per policy, current employees are not eligible.
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Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
**Six months of recent L&D hospital experience
ASN or Nursing Diploma, required
License/Registration/Certification:
Current and active CA RN license
Current BLS certification
Advanced fetal monitoring within 8 months of hire NCC C-EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring) within 1 year of hire.
Renewable every 3 years according to certification license.
Preferred:
- BSN, preferred
Pay Range
$73.13 - $90.11 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.