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BRAND NEW Critical Access Hospital (CAH) focused on balancing a fully accessible clinic, skilled nursing facility, and acute care hospital services. We strive for employee satisfaction and concentrate on ensuring our employees maintain physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. We are offering competitive pay based on experience and supplemental benefit packages.

NPVMC provides the most up to date medical campus in Southeastern Wyoming. In addition to a 24-hour emergency room, NPVMC offers advanced imaging including ultrasound, X-Ray, digital mammography, CT, Dexa Scan, and mobile MRI capabilities. The CAH features an inpatient pharmacy, laboratory services, and physical/occupational therapy. Staffed with both full time physician and mid-level providers, the hospital will provide a healthcare solution that services the community and offers convenience to medical services.

The Town of Saratoga itself offers a family friendly, small-town community nestled between the beautiful Rocky and Sierra Madre Mountains. The Platte Valley area is highly known for its breathtaking scenery which offer hiking, camping, blue ribbon fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing to name a few. Within 20 miles you can be floating down the river, driving up the gorgeous Snowy Range, soaking in our famous natural hot springs, or walking through and exploring the Grand Encampment Museum. You and your family will quickly fall in love with the Valley’s charm.

This position is actively involved at the Senior Leadership level, within the organization. Organizes and administers areas of Patient Care Services to attain the hospital's objectives established by the Governing Body.

Essential Job Functions

Organizes and develops programs, policies and procedures to assess, evaluate and meet the needs of the patient:

• Implements standards of nursing practice reviewing and revising as necessary to reflect changes in nursing practice and patient population.
• Responsible for the provision of nursing services 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices as long as such practices do not harm others or interfere with the planned course of medical therapy.
• Clear, concise and current written policies and procedures are available to assist the staff and minimize risk factors. Nursing policies are approved by the Nurse Executive before implementation.
• Recommends modifications, additions or deletions to nursing staffing plans to ensure reasonable hours and acceptable working conditions to provide optimal patient care coverage.
• Initiates and participates in problem solving, policy forming conferences for patient care services. Maintains close coordination with all departments to ensure continuity and collaboration of services.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.

Participates with Senior Leadership, management, medical staff and clinical leaders in the hospital's decision-making process:

• Plans and recommends to Chief Executive Officer new facilities or equipment or modifications needed to provide patient care.
• Serves as a member of professional staff committees in matters pertaining to patient care.
• Participates in the Senior Leadership, Finance, and medical staff departmental meetings.
• Plans and coordinates with the Chief Financial Officer, utilizing the respective service managers for planning the budgeting requirements for staff, performance of work, supplies and equipment.
• Responsible for cost controls to ensure maximum effectiveness of funds expended from approved departmental budgets.

Implements an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess and improve the quality of nursing care delivered to patients:

Each nursing department's performance improvement program interfaces with and supports the nursing department performance improvement program.

• The results of each department's performance improvement activities are reported to the respective medical staff committees and to the hospital wide performance improvement committee.
• Assures that nursing leaders review monthly performance improvement compliance with established indicators and sees that corrective actions are taken when negative outcomes are identified.
• Collaborates with hospital leaders in developing, implementing, reviewing, revising and monitoring hospital wide performance improvement activities.
• Exercises final authority over those associated with providing nursing care, treatment and services.
• Develops and implements nursing staffing plans for the organization. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Essential functions are carried out in a variety of positions including standing and sitting. To meet residents’ and patients’ needs, virtually all positions require the ability to move freely through the building. Stooping, bending, lifting, and carrying as well as other physical demands may be required as described in the Essential Physical Demands of this position.

Required Qualifications

• Education : Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in associated field and a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Work Experience Minimum five (5) years prior experience in patient care services and management
• Driving Record : N/A.
• Certifications/License: Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Wyoming.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

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