Acute Care Registered Nurse

Franklin County Medical Center•Preston, ID

28m•Onsite

About The Position

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 Acute Care Registered Nurses, 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 Medical, Dental, 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 Acute Care Registered Nurses ensure the wellbeing of our acute care patients. Our skilled nurses assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing practices and approaches based on the needs of each patient. Some of these vital responsibilities include: Making or recommending necessary judgments with a patient’s individual needs in mind Establishing patient care goals and measuring health outcomes against these goals and standards Teaching patients, family, and friends to understand the patients’ conditions and necessary medication and self-care skills Supervising and collaborating with other members of the nursing care team to ensure that each patient’s needs are met Documenting patient care Adhering to medication administration and storage procedures, controlled substance regulations, and infection control policies Maintaining professional and technical knowledge

Requirements

Appropriate degree as a Registered Nurse
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Idaho; current BLS required; ACLS preferred
1-2 years of experience in acute care nursing preferred
Working knowledge of nursing, healthcare safety, state and federal regulations, and regulatory processes
Good communication skills, both written and oral, in the English language
Ability to manage, support, and work cooperatively with individuals and committees
Regular and predictable attendance is required
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or twist
Continuously performs difficult manipulative skills
Occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance
Frequently required to move/push up to 35 pounds, occasionally able to lift/carry up to 50 pounds
This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision
Occasionally required to operate foot controls and lifts
Must comply with HIPAA to protect information that is sensitive, proprietary, or confidential
Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as situations require to maintain infection control standards set by the facility
FCMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year; operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all shifts, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the patients
Potential exposure to blood, body tissue, fluids, contagious diseases, and hazardous waste
Occasional exposure to bodily injury, loud/unpleasant noise, unpleasant odor, emotional or physical stress
May be required to work day or night in a confined environment or a variation of different temperatures

Nice To Haves

ACLS preferred
1-2 years of experience in acute care nursing preferred

Responsibilities

Making or recommending necessary judgments with a patient’s individual needs in mind
Establishing patient care goals and measuring health outcomes against these goals and standards
Teaching patients, family, and friends to understand the patients’ conditions and necessary medication and self-care skills
Supervising and collaborating with other members of the nursing care team to ensure that each patient’s needs are met
Documenting patient care
Adhering to medication administration and storage procedures, controlled substance regulations, and infection control policies
Maintaining professional and technical knowledge