What are the responsibilities and job description for the LABOR & DELIVERY - LABOR REGISTERED NURSE - DAY SHIFT position at MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL LLC?
Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Labor 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 Labor and Delivery Department.
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.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be: exposed to infections and contagious diseases; exposed to hazardous anesthetic agent, body fluids and wastes; exposed to a variety of electrical or mechanical power equipment; exposed to odorous chemicals and specimens; exposed to moderate level of noise in the work environment; subject to hazards of flammable, explosive gases; subject to burns and cuts; occasionally exposed to radiation; in contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances; handling emergency or crisis situations; subject to many interruptions; subject to irregular hours; required to make judgments/actions which could result in injury or death of a patient.
2. Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.
2. Ability to care for antepartum patients and monitor for complications and change in status.
3. Ability to assess and care for patients in labor, during delivery, and postpartum and address any change in condition.
4. Able to act as scrub technician and circulating nurse during operative procedures in the Labor Unit operating room. Required to a competency skills pass off at skills lab biannually.
5. Able to provide family-centered care.
6. Ability to assess neonate at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation according to current guidelines.
7. Able to perform vitals, assessments, and reassessments on infants and adults per policy.
8. Ability to implement a teaching plan based on identified learning needs of the patient and evaluates effectiveness of teaching (family is included as appropriate).
9. Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
10. Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care, revise plan as indicated by the patients’ response to treatment and evaluate overall plan daily for effectiveness. Reevaluates and documents plan of care each shift.
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:Education/Certification: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current valid RN license with the state of Idaho.
Proof of completion of the following courses is required either at time of hire, or within the time frame designated:
• BLS Healthcare Provider within 2 weeks of hire. • NRP, ACLS, & STABLE within 6 months of hire. • BBNC within 12 months of hire. • Complete Mother Baby and Infant feeding competency prior to coming off orientation, and thereafter attend biannual skills lab to maintain competency. • Working knowledge of the human anatomy and its application to the well and sick perinatal patients.
Experience: Previous postpartum experience preferred.