LABOR AND DELIVERY REGISTERED NURSE position at Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls

Mountain View Hospital is currently interviewing LABOR AND DELIVERY REGISTERED NURSE on Thu, 10 May 2018 23:46:45 GMT. Communicates appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers and providers. Able to act as scrub technician and circulating nurse during operative...

LABOR AND DELIVERY REGISTERED NURSE

Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho

Description: Mountain View Hospital is currently interviewing LABOR AND DELIVERY REGISTERED NURSE right now, this position will be presented in Idaho. Further informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions.

Provides direct patient care in the Recovery, and Postpartum setting. Provides assessment and planning for individualized patient care. Communicates with providers about changes in patient’s clinical co ndition, 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Performing the duties of this job requires prolonged, extensive or considerable standing and walking. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel objects and tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; bend, stoop, kneel or crouch, talk, hear, and smell.

3.The employee must regularly lift, carry position and/or move 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abiliti es required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• 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; 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/and participa te inactions which could result in the injury or death of a patient or self.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.
• Ability to care for antenatal patients and monitor for complications and change in status.
• Ability to assess and care for low and high-risk patients in labor, during delivery, and postpartum setting and address any change in condition.
• Able to provide family centered care for a postpartum mother and baby on the mother/baby unit.
• Ability to assess neonate at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation according to current guidelines.
• Ability to perform, on admission, a head-to-toe assessment on infants and adults and reassessments as per policy.
• Ability to implement a teaching plan based on i dentified learning needs of the patient and evaluates effectiveness of teaching (family is included as appropriate).
• 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.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and the skill

  necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served.

• Demonstrates knowledge of fetal monitoring. Identifies FHR patterns and treats appropriately and promptly.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers and providers.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for the interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Coordinates and supervises patient care, as necessary.
• Demonstrates and ability to assist providers with procedures in the perinatal unit.
• Demonstrates and ability to be flex ible, organized and function under stressful and emergent situations.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formations of the plan of care. Reevaluates plan of care each shift.
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department, with other departments, and with other facilities.
• Written and computer documentation meet current standards and polices. Documents in QS system accurately and per AWHONN standards.
• Identifies and addressed psychosocial needs of patients and family.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and quality assurance projects.
• Manages and operates all equipment safely and correctly. Reports broken equipm ent immediately per protocol.
• 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.
• Demonstrates the ability to use Healthstream and completes assigned modules
• Demonstrates the ability to access the Polices and Procedures on the Hospital Intranet.
• Communicates effectively in English. Bilingual skill is beneficial.
• Able to act as scrub technician and circulating nurse during operative procedures in the perinatal unit operating room.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Reads emails weekly.
• Meets requirement for quarterly bonuses.

Qualifications

Education/Certification: Graduate of an accredited school o f nursing. 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

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (within three (3) months of hire.

AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles and Practice within six (6) months of hire

ACLS within the first six (6) months of hire)

PALS/PEARS within the first twelve (12) months of hire.

STABLE within twelve (12) months of hire.

• Complete Maternal Newborn orientation competency, and thereafter complete yearly ongoing competency.

• Working knowledge of the human anatomy and its application to the well and sick perinatal patient.

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This position starts available on: Thu, 10 May 2018 23:46:45 GMT