Registered Nurse

Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) 

Department: Home Health & Hospice

Reports To: Home Health and Hospice Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours: 40/week

Shifts: Days, with rotating calls and weekends

Here at Franklin County Medical Center, we have a vision: be the premier healthcare provider and facility of choice for the community. A non-profit critical access hospital, we house 20 beds in our acute care facility and 35 beds in our nursing facility. With three operating rooms, a procedure room, and advanced technology, we provide excellent care for our surgical patients. Our recently constructed 24,000 square foot medical office provides valuable access, accommodations, and services to the community. FCMC was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals” in the nation for four consecutive years from 2017-2020. Always striving for improvement, our goal is to be in the top 20 critical access hospitals.

As the largest employer in Franklin County, we understand that our team members, including our CNAs, are vital to upholding our high standards. We show our appreciation through competitive wages, flexible scheduling, encouraging a healthy work/life balance, and providing opportunity for education and growth through tuition assistance and promotions.

WHAT FCMC CAN DO FOR YOU

We offer a range of amazing benefits for our full-time employees, including:

• Medical
• Dental 
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability 
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Illness Bank
• Paid Holidays

Part-time employees can enjoy Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Retirement Plans, and Paid Time Off. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR FCMC

Our Home Health and Hospice Clinical Manager roles are held by Registered Nurses who are responsible for smooth transitions as a patient goes from institutional care to home care. In everything from nursing duties to patient/family education or counseling, Clinical Managers offer compassionate care for their patients. More specifically, these responsibilities include:

• Educating patients, caregivers, and family by teaching nursing principles and demonstrating nursing skills and techniques
• Participating in the application and evaluation of the Plan of Care while collaborating with all involved therapies
• Providing patient, caregiver, or family counseling, referring to MSW as needed
• Initiating appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures
• Observing, evaluating, and reporting patients’ physical and emotional conditions to the physician, including completing OASIS assessments
• Maintaining communication with the supervisor regarding daily visit schedules
• Demonstrating commitment to continuing education and training, including attending staff meetings, educational programs, and professional conferences

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Idaho
• Current BLS; ACLS is optional
• At least one year of direct patient care experience is preferred
• Working knowledge of nursing, healthcare safety, state and federal regulations, and regulatory processes
• Capable of supervising multiple aspects of patient care and individuals providing that care
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to manage, support, and work cooperatively with patients, individuals, and committees
• Must have a valid driver’s license and available automobile and good operating condition

Essential Job Functions:

• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hand and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or twist
• Occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance
• Occasionally required to operate foot controls and lifts
• Frequently able to move or push up to 35 pounds and occasionally able to lift, carry, move, or push up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision
• Frequently required to drive a vehicle
• Must comply with HIPAA and patient privacy
• Must wear PPE as situations require 

Work Environment:

• FCMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year: