Registered Nurse
Company: University of New Mexico
Location: Rio Rancho
Posted on: September 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Department: InPatient 4th Floor - SRMC
FTE: 0.30
Casual Pool (as needed)
Shift: Days
Position Summary:
Independently promote and restore patients' health through direct
nursing care to assigned patients within the nursing process;
collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
Devotes a majority of work time to supervisory duties and regularly
directs the work of two or more other employees. Work under the
general nursing process while using independent judgment to assign
nurses and technicians to assigned patients. The nature of the job
is diverse with frequent new and varied work situations. The job
involves a moderate degree of complexity. Ensure adherence to
Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care
assignment may include adolescent, adult and geriatric age
groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
* INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT - Using independent judgment assign nursing
personnel and staff to specific patients
* MISCELLANEOUS - Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as
assigned
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature
and attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* RESOURCE - Act as a clinical resource and role model for
department personnel
* EVALUATION - Administers or makes recommendations regarding
performance evaluations, promotions, administration of personnel
policies with staff, hiring or discipline
* POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental
policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance
programs
* STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - Active participation in nursing strategic
initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring, TJC
compliance, recruitment and retention of staff and patient and
employee satisfaction
* DELEGATE - Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other
licensed and unlicensed care providers
* DUTIES - As needed, RN may be required to provide direct nursing
care to assigned patients
* ADPIE - Ensure ability to assess, initiate and document nursing
assessment, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and
re-evaluation of patient status
* TIME MANAGEMENT - Ensure ability to document and communicate
pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation
tools in a timely and accurate manner
* SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS - Designate shift and schedule assignments call
in staff, send staff home and monitor attendance; assign duties in
accordance with the plan of care, patient needs, and within the
scope of staff qualifications and licensure/certification/registry
and monitor completion of duties according to departmental and
hospital policies
* PATIENT SAFETY - Report potential and actual patient safety,
concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a timely manner thru
the chain of command and document within the PSN system
* PATIENT CARE - Establish a compassionate environment by providing
emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends
and families
* PATIENT CARE - Promote patient's independence by establishing
patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, identified ley
caregiver and family to understand condition, medications, and
self-care skills; answering questions
* TEAMWORK - Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care
teams and resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing
multidisciplinary team strategies
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies,
procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient
safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through
questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental
conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue
risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety
concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in
their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or
situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
Qualifications
Education:
Essential:
* Program Graduate
Nonessential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
Nonessential:
* Nursing
Experience:
Essential:
Nonessential:
Bilingual
2 years directly related experience
Credentials:
Essential:
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
* Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year
* RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
Nonessential:
* Certified in area of specialty
Physical Conditions:
Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of
force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand
requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
Working conditions:
Essential:
* Sig Haz: Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients
Department: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico, Rio Rancho , Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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