RN - Med/Surg

RN – Med/Surg

Discover the extraordinary! The community – Navajo Nation, Shiprock, NM. Witness the sculpted horizons of the southwest, where man-made boundaries mean nothing to the rugged lands. Here the past is the present where Hopi families still carry water to pueblo villages perched atop high mesas. Granaries at Keet Seel ruins in Navajo National Monument hold corn cobs stored seven centuries ago. Navajo families farm centuries-old fields in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, site of prehistoric cliff dwelling inhabited by the Anasazi, ancestors of today's Pueblo Tribes. And Hopi and Navajo artisans still sell their trademark rugs and jewelry at the Hubble Trading Post. Learn more about Navajo Nation here.

About the Facility – Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS)

The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian tribe in the United States and has the largest reservation, which encompasses more than 25,516 square miles in northern Arizona, western New Mexico, and southern Utah, with three satellite communities in central New Mexico. The NAIHS is the primary provider of inpatient, ambulatory care, preventive and community health, and environmental health services for members of the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. This facility administers health centers and hospitals providing health care to approximately 201,583 members of the Navajo Nation. Facility address: US Hwy 491, Shiprock, NM 87420.

Responsibilities

• The RN – Med/Surg shall provide direct and indirect nursing care, by contributing to the patient's assessment, determining priorities, identifying nursing measures and therapeutic objectives, and evaluating outcomes. The position requires independent judgement and nursing actions, flexibility, organization skills, and the ability to utilize an interdisciplinary approach in the provision of nursing care.
• Shall also be proficient in Telemetry.
• Obtain patient history and pertinent family history.
• Assess patients and plan appropriate nursing care.
• Document plan of care and care given in patient's medical record.
• Verify transcription of physician's orders, no verbal orders are to be accepted.
• The RN – Med/Surg carries out prescribed physician's orders and document inpatient medical record.
• Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.
• Reassess patient's condition and revise plans of care based on identified nursing problem.
• Administer medications and Intravenous (IV) therapies.
• Possess knowledge of actions and usual dosages of most used emergency drugs and their location on crash cart.
• Assess and document patient response to medication that has been administered.
• Be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and their implications.
• Reorganize and initiate appropriate measures in emergencies/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
• Instruct patient/family regarding prescribed medications/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
• Assess patient/family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions and record patient/family demonstrated level of understanding.
• Operate defibrillator, EKG machines and cardiac monitor and other emergency technical equipment.
• Participate in discharge planning, as appropriate.
• Be able to initiate life saving measures in the absence of physicians.
• Assure content and correctness of a prepared report and sign the document to validate its content.
• The RN – Med/Surg maintains neat, personal appearance and maintains professional decorum.

Requirements

• Shall have a current license in at least one state, territory, or commonwealth in the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
• Current certification in CPR/BLS and ACLS by an American Health Association Vendor.
• Must have a minimum of one-year direct patient care experience within the Urgent Care specialty assigned.
• Must have three references, one must be current or most recent supervisor.
• Immunizations must be up to date, to include COVID Vaccine (Boosters required).

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