Legacy Health System

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: To health care reform that saves money and improves health. One experiment that seems to be bearing fruit is the “medical home” system being pioneered locally by PeaceHealth and Southwest Washington Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health System and Providence Medical Group.

The idea is to meet many of a patient’s needs in one location, improving communication and lowering costs. So far, patients are having more contact with their home base, but much less with costly specialists and expensive emergency rooms.

And the best part is, the patients like it because they can form bonds with their health care providers.

Jeers: To more foot-dragging by the Vancouver City Council on updating its ethics policy. After another workshop this week, the council agreed to — yes — schedule another workshop. We get that councilors may not want to offend each other, worry about partisanship and the abridgement of free speech, or find the whole idea of regulating themselves to be distasteful.

But the discussion of the policy update has been going on for months; better to settle it and focus attention on pressing issues such as providing cost-effective services to taxpayers. It’s worth noting that Washougal’s city council adopted its own ethics policy this week after a similar bout of angst.

Cheers: To organizers of the inaugural Vancouver USA Marathon. More than 1,000 runners attempted the entire 26.2-mile course last Sunday, and another 1,800 registered for the half-marathon. Both events went well, with trained athletes from around the country participating as well as many first-timers.

The event proved to be a winner for promoting both healthy living and our great community.

Jeers: To unwanted hitchhikers in firewood. A study finds more than a dozen threatening insects and tree diseases can be carried in firewood. That’s why the Washington Invasive Species Council and other groups are teaming up to warn campers and hunters not to transport firewood away from home. It may be cheaper to throw a few chunks of your old cedar tree in the back of the truck before you head for the mountains, but it could cause trouble later.

The good news is, a study by Oregon State University finds that the public is receptive to the message to buy firewood locally to prevent infestations.

Cheers: To MyEncoreYears.org, a new website and help line aimed at providing a one-stop shop of senior-related services to Clark County seniors — services such as finding appropriate housing, health care, transportation, support services and activities. The concept was developed by the Leadership Clark County group with the help of a variety of service providers and agencies. It’s the first local portal of its kind that can help people find the information and contacts they need. Don’t use the Internet? There’s a telephone hot line, 888-637-6060, run by the Southwest Washington Agency on Aging and Disability.

Nurse Manager, Family Birth Center at Legacy Health | NAHN Career ...

Job Description:

Our legacy is yours.

At Legacy Health, our legacy is doing what’s best for our patients, our people, our community and our world. Our fundamental responsibility is to improve the health of everyone and everything we touch – to create a legacy that truly lives on.

Nurse Manager, Family Birth Center

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Portland, Oregon

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Manager to join our dynamic, quality-focused perinatal care team at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. In this position, you will have the overall responsibility for a high risk 13 bed LDR unit and a 32 bed antepartum/postpartum/gyn unit. Approximately 1700 births occur at this hospital each year. The ideal candidate will:

• Have a minimum of 3-5 years recent leadership experience in Labor/Delivery/Recovery/Post-Partum/Nursery setting

• Have experience in high risk obstetrics

• Have exceptional skills in team-building, effective communication with staff, providers, patients and families, and accomplishing planned change within a family-centered care philosophy

• Have experience in the use of electronic documentation systems in a birth setting

The candidate we seek will have current Oregon RN license or eligibility. BSN required; MSN or related Master’s degree preferred.

Our nursing staff care for a diverse patient population, low to high risk patients, have 24/7 support of hospitalists and an on-site level IIIC NICU.

Legacy Health consists of six hospitals, including a children’s hospital, dozens of primary care and specialty clinic and other components of a complete health system.

Portland is a sophisticated city offering diverse cultural activities and communities that appeal to a wide variety of needs and tastes.

If you would like to join a progressive, quality-focused organization, please apply online at www.legacyhealth.jobs.

As we consider qualified candidates, we are committed to building a culture that values diversity reflective of those we care for.

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