Departments

Included within our Medical/Surgical Unit, staff manage patients that are highly complex with acute and chronic diseases or injuries needing continuous monitoring and support but are slightly less critical than Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Our Medical/Surgical Unit cares for patients admitted directly or through the Emergency Department, Surgical Services, or transfers from the ICU. Our staff cares for patients with dialysis, telemetry, orthopedic injuries, bariatric surgery, and general surgery, as well as patients recovering from brain injury and stroke.

RNs hired into the Medical/Surgical Unit also care for Intermediate Care patients upon completion of training program.

Natividad’s Mental Health Unit (MHU) focuses on treating and managing acute mental illness for individuals with depression, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia. This acute inpatient unit is a locked unit that provides safe care for patients with support of a full interdisciplinary team.

Natividad has a robust Nursing Float Pool that supports several areas of patient care. This provides nurses with opportunities to care for a wide variety and type of patients, expanding their knowledge and expertise in nursing practice. Some of the units where Float Pool Nurses provide nursing care are:

• Critical Care.
  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
  • Intermediate Care Unit (IMC).
• Acute Care.
  • Acute Rehab Unit (ARU).
  • Mental Health Unit (MHU).
  • Medical Surgical Unit (MSU).

Our Resource Nurse positions are also a part of our Nursing Float Pool. This unique position has the responsibility of efficient patient flow, accuracy in paperwork, and smooth shift transitions. The ability to think creatively and problem solve will be necessary in this role.

Surgical Services encompasses Inpatient and Outpatient care. Our Surgical Services team cares for patients from general surgery to trauma, orthopedics to ocular. Our intra-disciplinary surgical team consists of surgeons, anesthesia, nurses, and technicians who care for patients of all ages.

Our team of nurses, obstetricians, and technicians support families from the beginning to the completion of each pregnancy with antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care. With our own surgical and recovery services, the new family stays together for bonding via skin-to-skin/Kangaroo Care and initiation of breastfeeding during the 2-hour recovery period.

A seamless transition to postpartum care continues from Labor & Delivery to the Mother Infant Unit (MIU) with another team of nurses trained to support the entire family in caring for their new member.

Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is California Children’s Services certified to care for critically ill neonates to growing newborns. Our team of Neonatologists, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, skilled neonatal nurses, respiratory therapists, developmental therapists, and ancillary support staff collaborate to manage patient care.

At Natividad, our pediatric patients are family. Our CCS Certified Pediatric Unit includes specially trained pediatric nurses who care for newborns to adolescents and young adults.

Our Emergency Department team meets the needs of the community as a fast-paced Emergency Department and Level II Trauma Center for Monterey County. The multidiscipline team uses state-of-the-art equipment and therapies to stabilize and treat everything from minor injuries to acute illness, chronic diseases, trauma and more.

The Antenatal Testing Clinic is staffed by Labor and Delivery Nurses to assess and monitor mothers who are high-risk due to Advanced maternal age, Pregnancy complications and Underlying medical conditions. The team works closely with the physician team to review non-stress and amniotic fluid indexes to plan and implement care.

To meet the needs of our growing community, Natividad has expanded its Cardiovascular Service line to encompass Interventional Radiology and the Cardiovascular Specialty Clinics
This service line will begin with outreach reach programs designed to protect the hearts of our community through Pacemaker Clinics, Coagulation Clinics, Electrophysiology Clinics and offering of All non-invasive testing services. The collaboration of cardiologists and nursing has the expertise to keep the community healthy.

Endoscopy nursing and tech staff work closely with the physician team to provide specialized procedures such as, Bronchoscopies, Esophagogastroduodenscopies (EGDs), and Colonoscopies.

As a Baby Friendly USA facility our team of Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) Registered Nurses provides community services related to breastfeeding women and their newborns/babies

Natividad’s Outpatient Short Stay (OPSS) is a fast-paced unit with nursing staff integral to all elements of patient care and flow through the surgical procedures. Our nurses coordinate with pre-op testing for laboratory and diagnostic results, assess and manage patients throughout the procedure and recover patients providing discharge education.

Natividad is proud to offer multiple specialty clinics.

• Bariatric Care Clinic.
• D’Arrigo Family Specialty Services.
• Los Nino’s Clinic (High Risk Infant follow-up).
• Natividad Medical Group – Primary Care Clinic.
• Juvenile Hall Medical Clinic.

The Nursing Education Department at Natividad is comprised of a diverse and collaborative team with varying specialties and interests. The team includes a Nursing Director, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Simulation Coordinator, Simulation Operations Specialist, Wound Care Specialists, and a Staff Nurse II for Research and Education.

The department has an accredited Simulation Center with sophisticated high-fidelity manikins and incorporation of innovative cutting-edge technology to create an immersive learning environment that closely resembles clinical practice. High-fidelity simulation-based learning offers opportunity for staff to continuously enhance their skills set in a safe and controlled environment and further develop their proficiency and competence for effective patient care delivery.

Nursing Education Department provides ongoing nursing orientation, new graduate registered nurse training program, professional development courses for continuing education (CE) credit, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program, TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course), and AHA (American Heart Association) courses such as ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), and BLS (Basic Life Support).

Student clinical experiences in nursing and all other healthcare related internships are coordinated through the Nursing Education Department. The department has affiliations with different universities and colleges to support growth and professional development.

Nursing Education offers a rewarding and fulfilling career choice for those who want to have a positive influence in supporting the growth and professional development of staff and students.

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