Per Diem II Registered Nurse - Bernalillo, United States - University of New Mexico

Description

Position Summary:

• Provide direct nursing care to patients in accordance with clinical specialty.
• Serve as a role model to promote a positive work environment and quality patient care.
• Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures.

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospitals standards.
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk.
• Work within hospitals, nursing division and departmental policies.
• Work in collaboration with the healthcare team, implement and document individualized care plans incorporating age-specific considerations, including discharge planning and patient/family teaching.
• Administer medication, including IV medication, document and communicate clinical findings.
• Assist with special tests and procedures, ensure proper consent has been obtained.
• Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients.
• Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required.
• Ensure that patient medical records contain necessary information.
• Answer telephones and triage calls as per departmental policy.
• Participate in orientation and preceptor training and assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel upon successful completion of preceptor training.
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner.
• 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".
• Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable.

Qualifications:

• Program Graduate.
• Bachelor's degree (nonessential).
• Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate.
• One year directly related experience (essential).
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days.
• RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM.
• Nationally Certified in area of specialty (nonessential).
• PALS (nonessential).
• TNCC and/or ENPC (nonessential).

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:

• Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE.