Idaho Falls Community Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team!

JOB SUMMARY:

The Clinical Team Lead/RN plays an important role in the nursing department, ensuring nursing operations are smooth and effective in their health care facility and/or department. They provide administrative support for the nursing manager and for the nursing department as a whole. They help oversee daily operations of their units and ensure proper care is provided for all patients. Specific day-to-day tasks may include assisting with patient care, relaying information to doctors, communicating with various health care professionals, providing information about care and treatment to patients, assisting nursing staff with various problems, and resolving patient complaints. Additionally, the CLT/RN plays a crucial role in training and educating the nursing staff, which typically includes performing orientations, coordinating regular staff training, conducting staff meetings, and identifying areas for training. It also consists of meeting with administrators and staff educators, gathering staff feedback, and coordinating internships and preceptorships. This job also includes human resource management, as CLT/RN’s are often involved in recruiting and hiring nursing staff; they also play a large part in retaining high-quality staff through effective management. They help address staff issues or concerns, identify and help resolve interpersonal conflicts among staff, and address behavioral problems among individual employees.

BENEFITS:

Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team. Idaho Falls Community 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 Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time or PRN status classification.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs the perioperative nursing role to include preoperative assessment of the patient, nursing care plan formulation, operative care plan implementation, and postoperative evaluation of the patient’s response/outcome. Also evaluates the effectiveness and appropriateness of nursing care provided with documentation of such.
• Assists in the setting up and performance of cases by assembly of equipment and supplies according to sterile technique.
• Prepares each patient for surgery by: positioning the patient in the appropriate position, preparing the patient’s operative site, confirming the procedure and site according to the surgeon’s history and physical and operating room team, and helping move the patient to and from the operating table.
• Monitors the patient’s level of consciousness, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation during local anesthetic procedures. perative procedures.
• The Clinical Team Lead must be able to function in the role as an Pre-Op/PACU or OR Circulator nurse/Charge nurse as well as:
• Coordinate clinical staff requirements and ensure that all staff are current in their licensure and education.
• Coordinate clinical requirements with staff regarding equipment and supplies.
• Have the ability to work with, mentor, and coach new staff to help them progress in their career and professional development.
• Review and/or create competencies and requirements for the department to ensure that quality assurance is met. Validation of competencies to ensure that workload demands within the unit are covered.
• Evaluate the performance of staff: Nurses and nursing assistants while having the ability to provide ongoing feedback, mentoring, and coaching. Provides feedback at 30, 60, and 90 day evaluations to staff.
• Scheduling of staff within the department to best meet the needs of the population of patients.
• Works with preceptors to ensure their approach to orientation is meeting the needs of the incoming staff.
• Participates in the review of occurrence reports and is able to document findings and assist with follow-up to staff.

About Idaho Falls Community Hospital:

Have a passion for helping others? At Idaho Falls Community Hospital, so do we. Helping our community get better is our number one priority. We are committed to providing compassionate, emergency care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Idaho Falls Community Hospital is proud to be a certified trauma, stroke and STEMI center.

Our work environment is collaborative, purpose driven and celebrates the people who make our work possible. Our culture is unique, and it is what makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference, we have a place for you on our team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Idaho required. Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification required. CNOR certification preferred.
• Operating room experience preferred. Neurologic and Cardiovascular experience preferred.
• Mathematical Skills: Must be able to calculate medication doses and other medication related calculations.