RN - PRESNow - Menaul

Location Address:

7400 Menaul Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $39.69 Maximum Offer $53.55

Summary:

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

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
• 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

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 0.90 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Evenings (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

Evening schedule 1:00 pm-1:00 am

* 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.

* I dentifies 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 (i.e. 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, bloodborne pathogen/infection/TB training.
* B. Performance Standards:
* 1. Participates in unit/department governance.
* 2. Adheres to PHS dress code for professionals, including display of ID badge.
* 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 inservices, competencies and licensure requirements on time.
* 8. Adheres to safety and equipment policies.
* Performs other functions as required.

Qualifications:

*Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
*Minimum ADN preparation
*1.5 yrs of relevant experience
*State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required
*BLS, ACLS, and PALS required
*NRP, TNCC, ATCN preferred
*May be required to occasionally float to other PresNow facilities
 

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