Endoscopy

RN - INPATIENT

Pay Rate: 36.18 - 47.96 Hourly

Work Type: Part Time

Shift: Days

Sign On Bonus: Yes

Relocation: Yes

Position Summary:

Work within the nursing process to provide direct nursing care to assigned patients. Provide clinical leadership for other staff and assume relief charge duties when designated. Serve as a role model to promote a positive work environment and quality patient care. 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 SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs reading current literature attending in-services meetings and workshops
• ENVIRONMENT - Maintain a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospitals standards
• 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
• POLICIES - Work within Hospitals Nursing division and departmental policies
• CARE PLAN - Work in collaboration with the healthcare team implement and document individualized care plans incorporating age specific considerations including discharge planning and patient/family teaching
• MEDICATION - Administer medication including IV medication via the Seven Rights document and communicate clinical findings
• TESTS AND PROCEDURES - Assist with special tests and procedures ensure proper consent has been obtained
• EMERGENCY MEASURES - Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients
• PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required
• MEDICAL RECORDS - Ensure that patient medical records contain necessary information
• INQUIRIES - Answer telephones and triage calls as per departmental policy
• PARTICIPATION - Participate in orientation upon successful completion of preceptor training assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel
• 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: Program Graduate
• Nonessential: Bachelor's Degree
• Education specialization:
• Essential: Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
• Nonessential: Nursing

Experience:

• Essential: No minimum experience required
• Nonessential: Bilingual English/Spanish

Credentials:

• Essential:
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
• Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year
• PALS w/in 6 months of position
• Conscience Cert w/in 1 year of position
• 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:

• Essential: Sig Hazard: Chemicals Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required