Requirement: 2 years of recent labor and delivery experience required
Our Family Birthing Center is an LDRP composed of 14 rooms, which includes 6 labor rooms, 1 Antepartum room, 4 Recovery rooms, 3 triage bays, and a 3 bed well-baby nursery. We staff by AWHONN standards, and have an average of 800 births per year. We are truly a community hospital serving the ever-growing Mat-Su Borough, in addition to several villages throughout Alaska (which several are only accessible by flight). Our staff works closely together as a team, as we provide every type of care from admission all the way through postpartum. We circulate and recover our own cesarean sections (except those under general anesthesia) and our Pediatric Hospitalist group is always educating and providing support, as we are also the baby nurse. We are currently working on becoming a Level 2 nursery in the next couple of years. Of course, when the patient requires a higher level of care, we work closely with our transport teams to get them to a higher level facility. When you experience the camaraderie and compassion that our team has towards our patients, it is understandable why we maintain such a high patient satisfaction rate.
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Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has twice been named one of the Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review and in 2019 received the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association's patient safety award, “High Reliability: Persevering in the Pursuit of Zero Patient Harm.” Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is your community healthcare provider, a 125-bed facility with a wide range of inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging and emergency, medical and surgical services. Mat-Su Regional Medical Center also offers a sleep lab, cardiac catheterization lab, advanced wound care, inpatient behavioral health services, three off-site urgent care facilities, robotic surgery and advanced total hip replacement procedures.From the majestic Pioneer and Twin Peaks in the Chugach Range to the Talkeetna Mountains in Southcentral Alaska, Palmer is framed in breathtaking beauty. Located 42 miles northeast of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway in the Matanuska Valley, the city's unique history and heritage are unparalleled in the state.
Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care. Assists physicians during examinations and procedures. Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse. Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Requires an associate's degree or higher and is certified as a registered nurse. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
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