Mobile Health Team Inc., a staffing agency has openings for an RN-Obstetrics/Labor & Delivery. We are looking for someone with a passion for people.

Location: Sitka, AK 99835

Assignment Start Date: 11/05/2024

13 weeks | Nights | 12-hour shift | 36 hours guaranteed weekly

We are a Critical Access Hospital and provide OB/Labor and Delivery Services for our entire community!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• #1 (30%): Promotes the hospital's Standards of Excellence; Implements a safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with needs due to multisystem disease and/or complications of treatment with appropriate infection control measures; sets priorities for care of patients based on acuity and/or patients' preference; anticipates potential problems; adapts to change on the area by setting priorities for emergencies, changes in patient status and unusual occurrences; initiates, manages, and documents the nursing procedures consistent with scientific principle and departmental policy; demonstrates knowledge of equipment use; accurately administers age-specific medications and therapeutics; carries out the medical and nursing care plan and coordinates patient care activities with physicians and other healthcare team members; initiates action to reduce, correct, or prevent immediate, ongoing, or potential risks to the patient; facilitates healing by providing nursing care that is individualized, goal oriented, based on scientific principles and the nursing process; seeks out resources when beyond the scope of skill, knowledge or experience; explains test, procedures, and disease process to patient/significant others; follows through on nursing care plans by teaching and demonstrating skills essential for understanding and coping with illness and promoting optimal health; communicates and interacts with patient/significant others in a positive and supportive way; provides counseling using emotional, intellectual and psychological supports and utilizes other healthcare professionals in dealing with psychosocial problems if needed; takes steps to decrease stress and/or increase effectiveness of coping mechanisms of patient/significant others; evaluates patient's progress or lack of progress towards goals, directing new goal setting and implementing revised patient care plans as directed by reassessment; documents the patient's response to care; closes out patient care plan by discharge or has in place an after care plan to meet the patient's needs; Assures confidentiality of patient information.
• #2 (20%): Plans, coordinates, and completes patient care in C-section post-surgical and obstetrics unit. Closely monitors patients returning from surgery; provides total patient care from post-surgical recovery to discharge, including teaching and self-care demonstrations. Labor/Delivery, Postpartum and Neonatal Nursing. Provides focused 1:1 care during labor, including nursing/medical interventions, vaginal exams, comfort measures, pain relief, and labor coaching. Monitors interprets, and documents electronic fetal heart rate tracing using current NICHD terminology and performs scheduled NSTs. Cares for high-risk maternal or neonatal patients stabilizes and prepares patients for transfer to a tertiary care facility. Offers breastfeeding support, teaching, and breastfeeding consults. Triages OB phone calls and unscheduled outpatients to ensure safe, timely provision of care. Assists MD with bedside procedures, pelvic exams, and OB-related procedures. Performs well baby checks. Supervises and delegates to CNAs and housekeeping staff. Seeks continuing education to maintain current standards in fetal heart monitoring. Complies with ACOG standards of care.
• #3 (10%): Accomplishes nursing assessment through interviewing, observation, and nursing process; obtains, interprets and applies age-related (pediatric, adult, and geriatric) patient information in terms of cognitive, physical, emotional and normal growth/development needs of the patient; completes thorough Nursing Admission Databases/initial patient assessment; documents assessment findings that are consistent with other providers and include a review of body systems, laboratory results, diagnostic findings, chart reviews, and interdisciplinary input; identifies problems & nursing diagnosis by recognizing the impact of health problems on patients and families; distinguishes between normal and abnormal assessments to identify patient capabilities and limitations including psychosocial risks; utilizes resources to assess patients with conditions that are new, unfamiliar, or not commonly seen.
• #4 (15%): Imparts educational knowledge to develop skills to enhance decision making and promote understanding by interacting with patients, family, staff, and community; engages in ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of teaching in terms of patient understanding and behavioral outcomes; organizes and participates in patient care conferences as applicable; identifies staff, patient, and family needs and develops a plan for education and/or makes appropriate referrals; develops/implements educational programs and learning aides of the department (ie. Inservices, special projects, learning aides, patient care standards); documents education accurately and completely; provides discharge patient information; participate in in-services and educational programs in the department, hospital and/or community as assigned; ACLS trained within the first six months of employment and biannually thereafter; completes all mandatory training and competency checks; utilizes opportunities for incidental teaching with staff members.
• #5 (10%): Communicates with staff, patients, significant others and other members of the healthcare team in a way that is supportive, constructive, and positive; gives feedback to other staff and healthcare team members in regard to behavior that does not support achievement; assists in the orientation of new staff, travelers, and students by sharing knowledge, experience and verbal encouragement; guides others in choosing nursing intervention, developing skills and applying knowledge; follows and directs others to follow corporate, hospital, and departmental policies, procedures and patient care standards; supports the area and overall Nursing services mission by assigning staff to productive tasks and floating to other units as needed; provides input regarding the need for change in policies, procedures, and patient care standards; able to perform as Contact RN leading assigned RNs, LPNs, and CNAs and accomplishes all assigned patient care and area support activities during the shift.
• #6 (10%): Develops and contributes to a plan of nursing action based on existing and potential patient problems and obtainable patient responses that are mutually acceptable to the healthcare team; transcribes and notes physician orders accurately; utilizes experience to provide a range of options for nursing care; initiates patient care plans using patient care standards; addresses identified nursing diagnosis and coordinates the plan with the healthcare team by using methods that include interventions, goals, and time frames; utilizes resources to formulate a written plan of care; documents reassessments which include laboratory results, diagnostic findings, interdisciplinary notes and documented patient observations; writes a PIER or SOAPE note in progress note; gives shift report according to area guidelines.
• #7 (5%): Performs other duties as assigned. Will take calls as assigned by immediate supervisor. Attends and participates in at least 50% of departmental staff meetings; applies information presented in staff meetings; participates in unit goal setting; complies with the area and departmental scheduling guidelines; initiates discussion with nurse manager regarding the area or department issues; completes annual competencies, evaluation material maintains certifications and licensure; complies with dress code; refers un-resolved problems with patients/visitors/co-workers to Nurse Manager or Administrative Manager for resolution; addresses employee concerns consistent with Human Resources Policy

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 2 years of clinical nurse experience
• Must have both L&D and Postpartum experience

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing is required
• BSN is preferred.

Licenses, Certifications, and/or Registration:

• A valid, current, full, and unrestricted RN license in the State of Alaska is required.
• Must have BLS until get ACLS, PALS, and NRP on hire, if not on hire, must be obtained within 6 months of hire date.

EMR System: Cerner experience preferred

Shift: 7 pm to 7 am varying nights of the week.

Float Requirement: *Must be willing to float to the Medical-Surgical Floor & ED, if needed

COVID/FLU Requirements: Must have proof of COVID-19 vaccinations(including boosters). No exemptions. Must have/obtain Flu vaccination

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of nursing care principles, practices, diagnosis, and processes (including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to provide professional nursing care to patients.
• Competency to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and to act promptly in emergencies.
• Knowledge of pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, side effects, and complications in their use.
• Skills to apply scientific principles in operating and monitoring basic and specialized medical equipment (e.g.: defibrillator, gastric and thoracic suction, EKG machines, etc.).
• Proficient in nursing procedures and basic nursing care.
• Oral and written communication skills can enter and retrieve patient data accurately, and can verbally communicate findings with the healthcare team.
• Ability to provide guidance, and leadership, and work cooperatively with others by establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and other healthcare team members.
• Ability to implement appropriate nursing therapeutic interventions based on the knowledge of a wide variety of nursing diagnoses, medical and psychosocial disorders, the normal course of disease, and anticipated complications.

Mobile Health Team, Inc is a workforce solutions company. We match experienced healthcare professionals with temporary or permanent positions globally.

Our mission is clear, to bridge the staffing gap in the healthcare industry by creating and maintaining long-term working relationships with clients and healthcare professionals. We specialize in temporary and permanent placements in order to meet our client's needs.