NURSE EXTERN
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Algodones
Posted on: September 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Receive 17% weekday nights, 26% weekend nights, or 15% weekend
day shift differentials!Department: Adult Oncology
FTE: 0.05
Casual Pool (as needed)
Shift: Rotating
Position Summary:
Provide basic patient care. Perform routine treatment procedures
and assist in maintenance of a safe, clean environment. Ensure
adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures.
Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent,
adult and geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
* PATIENT OBSERVATION - Observe patient to ensure their safety and
well being; report observations to Charge Nurse or appropriate
designee
* PATIENT CARE - Provide basic patient care; take and record vital
signs to include temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height,
blood pressure and intake-output measurements
* PATIENT CARE - Assist with activities of daily living (ADL):
meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change and toileting as
instructed
* PATIENT CARE - Maintain therapeutic plan of care and minute to
minute care of patient who is at extreme risk to self or others
* PATIENT CARE - Complete documentation as required on the
Electronic Medical Record
* PATIENT CARE - Complete specific skills listed in the "University
of New Mexico, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Specific Functions"
Matrix
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* 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:
* Course
* Course
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Basic Nursing Skills Course at Nursing School
* Nursing Acute Care Clinical Course
Experience:
Essential:
Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or
Navajo
1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience
Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
* Upon completion of pgm temp or perm RN lic w/in 6 weeks
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 Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
* Limited access to med room. Med Admin Policy, Att A
Department: Clinical Nursing Support
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