RN/Registered Nurse Weekend - NIGHT SHIFT - Emergency Nursing

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

Growth and Development 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)

EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Part time

Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

Responsibilities Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses.

Coordinates patient 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.

Identifies 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.

Assists in orientation of new staff or students, and serves 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 (e.g. relief charge nurse) as required by the department.

Qualifications Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)

State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required

May be required to occasionally float to other PresNow facilities