Job Details: Registered Nurse - PH Main APC (Telemetry)

Company: Presbyterian Hospital – We have locations throughout the state in both rural and urban locations. We're bound to have opportunities for you.

Description: Shift: Nights
Minimum Skills/Requirements

Associate's Degree,Diploma in Nursing or BSN. State of New Mexico Registered Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required.
Primary Job Functions

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 in services, competencies and licensure requirements on time.
• 8. Adheres to safety and equipment policies.

• Performs other functions as required.

Posting Date: Apr 14 08