Oncology

Nurse Extern

Pay Rate: 18.45 - 18.45 Hourly

Work Type: PRN

Shift: Rotating

Department: Adult Oncology

Category: Clinical Nursing Support

Facility: Lomas Campus

A Cover Letter is required with top 3 areas/units of interest. Current transcripts must be attached to application. Receive 17 Weekday Nights 26 Weekend Nights and 15 Weekend Day shift differentials. Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors including but not limited to experience education and other business and organizational considerations.

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: CourseEducation specialization: Nursing student completed 1st semester and 1st clinical

Experience:

• 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 Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required