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Emergency Department - Valley
Emergency Department - Valley
Available Shifts: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: 1st Floor, Valley Hospital
Department Coordinator: Jillian Whiting
Coordinator Email: mhssemergencyvalley@copehealthscholars.org
About: The Emergency Department is located on the First Floor of the main hospital building, and has separate walk-in and ambulance entrances. Patients may arrive by ambulance, aid car, Medic I units, taxi, or by private transportation. The department includes a registration area, security office, lobby, 16 patient care rooms with one being negative pressure ventilation, 4 hallway beds, 5 fast track rooms, 3 team work stations, 1 medication room, 1 soiled utility room, a radiology room, and staff and physician lounge areas. The ED is staffed and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Care is provided to patients of all age groups (neonate to geriatric), with real, potential or perceived problems. Care includes assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with emergent, urgent and non-urgent conditions. Patients care may include:
Triage and prioritization of care
Medical screening exam; treatment, stabilization and resuscitation
Crisis intervention
Consultation with specialists in cardiology, surgery, psychiatry, orthopedics, or other specialties
Medical Social Work assessment and intervention;
Patient / family education and support
Referral to other services
Pastoral care
Post-mortem care
Critical Care Unit
Critical Care Unit
Available Shifts: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: 2nd Floor, Valley Hospital
Department Coordinator: Jillian Whiting
Coordinator Email: MHSSCCUDC@copehealthscholars.org
About: The Critical Care Unit is located on 2nd floor of MultiCare Valley Hospital. The types of health care professionals that you may encounter while in the CCU include but are not limited to: Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory Technologist, Cardiovascular Technologist. Critical Care Unit serving the nursing care needs of critical, respiratory, medical and progressive care patient population where care is provided on a 24-hour/day basis. The CCU is a place where patients go when they are in need of closer and specialized treatments. The focus for week one in the CCU is to familiarize yourself with the staff and familiarize yourself with the floor. Assume all patients on the floor are NPO. The unit is comprised of 10 beds, in which beds 2-3 and 4-5 share a room. All rooms are equipped wall suction, oxygen, patient call system, emergency outlets, and a Code Blue button. There is a secured med room, and a tele monitoring room in the center of the unit.
Emergency Department - Deaconess - NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
Emergency Department - Deaconess - NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
Available Shifts: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: 1st Floor, Deaconess Hospital
Department Coordinator: N/A
Coordinator Email: MHSSEDdeaconess@copehealthscholars.org
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Neuro/Spine Floor
Neuro/Spine Floor
Available Shifts: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: 9th Tower, Deaconess Hospital
Department Coordinator: Brandee Tate
Coordinator Email: mhssneurospine@copehealthscholars.org
About: The Neurology/Spine unit is located on the 9th floor of MultiCare Deaconess Hospital in the patient care tower. 9 Tower is an acute inpatient nursing care unit serving the nursing care needs of a general Neurology/Spine patient population where care is provided on a 24-hour/day basis. The unit is comprised of 31 beds, of which 26 are private and four are semi-private. A central nursing workstation is located on the east side of the unit. This central area is designated as the area in which the unit secretary functions and visitors and staff are greeted. Additionally, there are three other workstations on the other corners of the unit, equipped with computers, telephones, etc. A visitor’s lounge is located near the center of the unit. The scope of the 9-tower unit is the provision of oncology/hematology treatment, including palliative care and end-of-life concerns, as well as neurological medical treatment. The age range of patients served is 18 years old and over. The average length of stay is approximately 4.5 days. Oncology-related issues include but are not limited to, new diagnosis, chemotherapy (including high-dose), pain control, end-of-life issues, neutropenic patients, VRE, MRSA, and C. diff. The most common medical diagnoses served include stroke-related supportive care.
Mother Baby Unit - NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
Mother Baby Unit - NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
Available Shifts: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: Lobby Level(2nd Floor) East, Deaconess Hospital
Lobby Level (1st floor), Valley Hospital
Department Coordinator: N/A
Coordinator Email: mhssmotherbaby@copehealthscholars.org
About: Deaconess Hospital Family Birth Center Services includes the following services: Childbirth Services, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and the Mother-Baby Unit. For security reasons, all women’s services are locked units that require admittance with a camera and phone-in request at the door. Wearing your Health Care scholar badge at all times helps staff know you are authorized to be present and help on the floors. More specific information can be found below.
Valley Hospital's Birthing Center is much smaller compared to the one at Deaconess Hospital. The unit consists of about 10 rooms each about three times the size of a typical hospital room. This allows birthing mothers to feel more comfortable and allows extra room for more support staff upwards of 3-4 RNs, 1 CNA, 1-2 OB/GYN, and 1 pediatrician. Larger rooms also help cater towards better care for two patients in the room at a time, mother and baby. This floor is also locked at all times to ensure the protection of the mother and baby making it crucial to have your badge on you.
Deaconess Hospital Family Birth Center
Birthing Suites featuring:
Large, spacious rooms with rocking chairs, birthing balls and peanut-balls available
Jetted jacuzzi tubs or walk-in showers
Flat screen TVs and internet access
Complimentary room service
Comfortable sleeping accommodations for the birthing coach
Specialized C-section delivery suite focused on family-centered deliveries
Nurses who care about meeting your needs and encourage you throughout the entire birth experience
Deaconess BirthWise is a birthing center that supports the natural-childbirth experience desired by many women. It offers a safe, comfortable alternative to the traditional hospital maternity environment, and is the only in-hospital birthing center in Spokane
Childbirth Education:
Childbirth education classes at Deaconess Hospital are taught by our labor and delivery nurses in a relaxing atmosphere where your questions will be answered by the same professionals who will be caring for you when you come to the hospital for delivery.
High-Risk Pregnancy/Perinatology:
Our perinatal specialists offer specialty care for women who are experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, to help ensure their health and the health of their baby.
NICU Developmental Care
The Developmental Care program is designed to provide supportive interventions and parent education to help your baby’s body and brain grow and develop. The Developmental Care team is committed to creating a therapeutic environment that mimics the mother’s womb to support your baby’s healing process. Their office is located in the second floor, but the team works primarily on the third floor in the NICU.
Comprehensive Team includes; Parents, Board-certified neonatologists, Neonatal nurse practitioners, Physical therapists, Occupational therapists, Speech language pathologist, Registered nurses, Registered respiratory therapists.
The developmental specialists support babies and families with individualized care and help educate parents on activities based on their baby’s developmental needs.
The Mother Baby Unit is located on the second floor of Deaconess Hospital in the Women’s Health Center. For each shift, there is one clinical supervisor, one Charge Nurse and 2-5 primary care Registered Nurses that oversee all Mother Baby patients. Because the census on this unit varies, you might be asked to perform your mother-baby responsibilities on the Labor and delivery floor when the units combine for low census.
Additional patient care team members include Health Unit Coordinator (HUC), PCAs, OB Hospitalists, OB Technicians, Anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Labor Nurses, Lactation Consultants, lab technicians, photographers, hearing screeners, among others. These additional team members are present in the unit throughout the day to help manage the care for mom and baby.
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