Description

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team!

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides direct patient care in the Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum setting. Provides assessment and planning for individualized patient care. Communicates with providers about changes in patient’s clinical condition, including results of diagnostic studies. Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. Performs general nursing duties in the Perinatal Department. Participates in performance improvement activities and quality assurance.

BENEFITS:

Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team. Mountain View Hospital is proud to offer its employees competitive and comprehensive benefit packages. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)
• Earned Quarterly Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time or PRN status classification.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.
2. Ability to care for antenatal patients and monitor for complications and change in status.
3. Ability to assess and care for low and high-risk patients in labor, during delivery, and postpartum setting and address any change in condition. Also capable of managing care of 2 labor patients.
4. Able to provide family centered care for a postpartum mother and baby on the mother/baby unit.
5. Ability to assess neonate at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation according to current guidelines. Will complete newborn resuscitation competency within 90 days of hire and recertify quarterly.
6. Ability to perform, on admission, a head-to-toe assessment on infants and adults and reassessments as per policy.
7. Ability to implement a teaching plan based on identified learning needs of the patient and evaluates effectiveness of teaching (family is included as appropriate).
8. Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care, revise plan as indicted by the patients’ response to treatment and evaluate overall plan daily for effectiveness.
9. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and the skill necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served.
10. Demonstrates knowledge of fetal monitoring. Identifies FHR patterns and treats appropriately and promptly. Completes intermediate or advanced AWHONN and maintains current by recertifying every 2 years.
11. Communicates appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers and providers.
12. Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for the interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
13. Coordinates and supervises patient care, as necessary.
14. Demonstrates and ability to assist providers with procedures in the perinatal unit.
15. Demonstrates and ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful and emergent situations.
16. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
17. Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
18. Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formations of the plan of care. Reevaluates plan of care each shift.
19. Maintains a good working relationship both within the department, with other departments, and with other facilities.
20. Written and computer documentation meet current standards and polices. Documents in QS system accurately and per AWHONN standards.
21. Identifies and addressed psychosocial needs of patients and family.
22. Participates in performance improvement activities and quality assurance projects.
23. Manages and operates all equipment safely and correctly. Reports broken equipment immediately per protocol.
24. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice in ongoing education. Attends of staff meetings.
25. Demonstrates the ability to use Healthstream and completes assigned modules.
26. Demonstrates the ability to access the Polices and Procedures on the Hospital Intranet.
27. Communicates effectively in English. Bilingual skill is beneficial.
28. Able to act as scrub technician and circulating nurse during operative procedures in the perinatal unit operating room. Required to scrub a case every 6 months to maintain competency and complete a competency skills pass off at skills lab biannually.
29. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
30. Reads emails weekly.
31. Meets requirement for quarterly bonuses.
32. Able to orient new labor nurses and precept students. 

EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO FULFILL OTHER POSITION RESPONSIBILITES ON A TEMPORARY BASIS OR TO EXPAND CURRENT DUTIES BY UPDATING THE POSITION DESCRIPTON.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Knows and practices the prescribed vision, mission, values and standards of Mountain View Hospital.
2. Adheres to the dress code.
3. Reports to work on time as scheduled. Knows and adheres to hospital protocol for absences and vacations.
4. Completes assigned work, within the appropriate time frame.
5. Wears hospital identification while on duty.
6. Completes assigned work, within the appropriate time frame.
7. Prioritizes tasks so that the most important tasks are completed first.
8. Interacts with other department and staff members in a manner which promotes optimum service to the patients and/or the public.
9. Fosters good will among the staff members and community.
10. Demonstrates willingness to perform tasks of a reasonable nature as directed by the supervisor.
11. Upholds Mountain View Hospital confidentiality policy.
12. Supports supervision and adheres to hospital policies in a positive and constructive manner.
13. Treats employee wages and salaries confidentially.
14. Initiates action to prevent the occurrence of any potential problems or nonconformities relating to patient care or supporting activities.
15. Initiates, recommends, or provides solutions through designated channels.
16. Maintains competency through education, training, and in-service activities. Supports and attends on-going education on the unit. Attends bi-annual skills lab.
17. Promotes positive communication in the work environment. 
18. Does not gossip or cause contention among co-workers.
19. Uses time clock effectively. Clocks in and out each shift. Requests PTO as desired

About Mountain View:

Mountain View Hospital and our 29 affiliate clinics are committed to providing compassionate, cutting edge care to our patients. We serve the entire Snake River Valley – all the way from Pocatello to Rexburg. Our medical capabilities span everything from wound care to urgent care, oncology to neurology, physical therapy to speech therapy, a Level III NICU, robust robotic surgery department and a continuously expanding rural health practice.

Our work environment is mission driven, people-centric and supportive. It is what sets apart and makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference in your community, we invite you to apply.

Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of 1 year labor and postpartum experience. Equipment/Technology: Basic Computer Skills. Able to use I.V. pumps, radiant warmer, fetal monitoring devices, leg compression devices, PCA pump and respiratory equipment, etc. Language/Communication: Excellent communication skills and leadership capability.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to calculate drug dosages.

Mental Capabilities: Possess critical thinking and organizational skills. Ability to prioritize patient care for safety and best optimal outcome. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Interpersonal: Able to work well with others. Able to de-escalate volatile situations. Able to consider constructive instruction. Possess leadership abilities.

Performance: Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.