RN-Inpatient-Family Birthing Center-SGH

Location Address

1202 Highway 60, Socorro, New Mexico , United States of America

Minimum Offer $: 37.8

Maximum Offer for this position is up to $: 51

Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. Responsible for prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently integrating a standards-based framework model

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Full time

0.9

No

12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

• Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses.
• Coordinates patients care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Performs assessments as per unit standards and documents on appropriate data base/assessment flow sheet.
• Initiates, utilizes and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician, or standard protocols and documents according to policy.
• Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout episode of care.
• Evaluates patient progression toward outcomes per unit standards and documents through EOSS etc.
• Performs competently in emergency situations.
• Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency to perform the task.
• Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel.
• Provides leadership through communication about and validation of patient care.
• Assists with various procedures, treatments, surgical techniques or assigns to other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Demonstrates competency in required psychomotor skills.
• Assists in orientation of new staff or students, and serve as a resource person and professional role model.
• Assumes professional responsibility for current nursing structure and clinical standards of care.
• Incorporates PHS mission (VVPS) in care-giving activities.
• Supports DON philosophies of shared governance and models of care delivery.
• Assumes other leadership roles (e.g. relief charge nurse) as required by the department.
• Meets professional requirements as follows:
  
  A. In-service requirements: 1. Age-specific training (care giving, treatment, assessments specific to the age of populations served). 2. Mandatory yearly inservice to include BLS, safety training, blood borne pathogen/infection/TB training.
• B. Performance Standards:
  1. Participates in unit/department governance.
  2. Adheres to PHS dress code for professionals, including display of . 3. Documents own continuing education.
  4. Maintains positive communication and relationships with patients, peers and other healthcare team members.
  5. Participates in quality improvement activities.
  6. Maintains a punctual and reliable attendance record.
  7. Completes mandatory in services, competencies and licensure requirements on time.
  8. Adheres to safety and equipment policies.
• Performs other functions as required.

• Licensure:
  State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required
• Academic Preparation:
  Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
• Minimum ADN preparation with expectation of BSN completion within 5 years of hire

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