NURSE EXTERN
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Minimum Offer $ 18.45/hr. Maximum Offer $ 18.45/hr. Compensation
Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of
factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and
other business and organizational considerations. Department: CTH
Rehab-Ortho Unit FTE: 0.05 PRN Shift: Days 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 * Enrolled in accredited Nursing school &
completed 1 semester 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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