Registered Nurse
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Rio Rancho
Posted on: September 30, 2024
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Job Description:
UNM Hospitals participates in the Clinical Advancement Program
(CAP) and depending on your Nursing Education and National
Certifications, you'll work towards one of five CAP levels that
offer increasing compensation. You may earn up to $8.00 in addition
to base pay. Sign-on Bonus and Relocation Reimbursement
available!Department: Inpatient 5th Floor - SRMC
FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days
Position Summary:
Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and
facilitates evidenced-based research into specialized areas of
nursing. Utilize the expertise of a practitioner to incorporate
nursing processes into the plan of care for a specialized group of
patients. Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical
skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the
CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit. Ensure
adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and
guidelines. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric,
adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies,
procedures and protocols
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* 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"
* LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized
patient care within clinical protocols
* INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical
skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model
* PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating
evidenced-based research and national standards
* CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the
multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
* ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs,
problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum
of care
* MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to
ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
* COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as
the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to
plan and implement pertinent curricula
* PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of
patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing
protocols and assisting the admission, transfer and discharge
process performing all RN nursing duties
* EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment,
supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service
training/workshops for appropriate staff
* PERFORM - Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical
skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the
CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit
Qualifications
Education:
Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential:
* Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* BSN or MSN
Nonessential:
* Nursing
Experience:
Essential:
18 months directly related experience
Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or
Navajo
3 years directly related experience
2 years specialty area experience
Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
* RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert w/in 90 Days
* Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) w/in 6 months of hire
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
* Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year
Nonessential:
* Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert
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
Department: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Rio Rancho , Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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