LEVEL 3 NICU REGISTERED NURSE - Nights

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Level 3 NICU Registered Nurse to fill the night shift position.

JOB SUMMARY: 1. Provide care for infants immediately after birth. 2. Oversee the care of infant patients in the NICU. 3. Troubleshoot and maintain NICU equipment. 4. Consult with parents/guardians on aftercare and long-term health management for infants. 5. Educate new parents on basic infant care including breastfeeding, hygiene and safety. 6. Perform tests ordered by the neonatologist or nurse practitioner and evaluate the result.

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. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and 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.
2. Performing the duties of this job requires prolonged and extensive or considerable standing and walking. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers 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 25 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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 perform vital signs, initial admission, head-to-toe assessments on preterm, term, and post-term sick infants and post-partum adults.
3. Able to offer family centered care for a postpartum mother and baby on the mother baby unit.
4.Ability to operate a variety of equipment related to infant support and care in the NICU. Ex: chest tube set up, Umbilical line set up, assist with needle aspiration, IV maintenance etc.
5. Ability to assess neonate at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation according to current guidelines.
6. Implements a teaching plan to parents on identified learning need and evaluate effectiveness of learning (family is included as appropriate).
7. Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care, revise plan as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan on an ongoing basis.
8. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served.
Able to interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by each patient group.
9. Communicates appropriately, clearly, and respectfully to other charge nurses, coworkers, supervisor, and physicians. 
10. Consults with other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
11. Coordinates and supervises patient care, as necessary.
12. Demonstrates an ability to assist providers with procedures in the NICU and Mom baby unit.
13. Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized, and to function under stressful situations.
14. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, object