Job Summary and Scope

Work within the nursing process to provide direct nursing care to assigned patients in the inpatient or outpatient arena. Serve as a role model to promote a positive work environment and quality patient care while utilizing SRMC Values and promoting SRMC’s mission and vision. Assist to promote and restore patients' health through supervised nursing care, collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The nature of the job is diverse with frequent new and varied work situations. The job involves a moderate degree of complexity. Patient care assignment may include adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Essential Functions:

• POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs

• Deliver safe, direct care to an assigned group of patients, under the supervision of an RN preceptor.

• Report potential and actual patient safety, concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a timely manner thru the chain of command and document within the PSI system.

• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends and families.

• Work in collaboration with the healthcare team, implement and document individualized care plans incorporating age specific considerations, including discharge planning and patient/family teaching

• Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams and resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

• Active participation in hospital strategic initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring TJC compliance.

• Ability to assess and document evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status under the supervision of an RN preceptor

• Able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools in a timely and accurate manner.

• Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings.

• Assist with special tests and procedures, ensure proper consent has been obtained

• Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients

• Place cardiac monitor, obtain blood specimens (with MD orders), place or remove Foley catheters after proven competency, transport patients, assist nursing staff/physicians in treatment procedures as required; take and record vital signs to include (but not limited) temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure and intake/output measurements as directed by department guidelines

• Assist with activities of daily livings (ADL) and provider basic patient care including meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change, and toileting

• Observe patient to ensure their safety and well-being; assist patient and family members with any needs and questions within established parameters

• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

SRMC Core Values

Integrity: Our words and actions match our values

To Serve: We put the needs of others before our own

Excellence: We strive to exceed expectations and/or standards in every activity, every encounter, and every initiative

Safety/Quality: We provide evidence based care, programs, services, and an environment that achieves the best outcomes

Teamwork: We enjoy the ability and power to work collaboratively to deliver exceptional service

Communication

• Contacts are normally made with others within UNM-Sandoval

• Contacts are usually with own department staff and own supervisor

• Contacts frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times

• Percentage of contacts by phone: 20%; percentage of contacts face to face: 70%; percentage of contacts by email:10%.

• Percentage of contacts with patients: 80% and percentage with non-patients: 20%.

• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing

Required Qualifications

• Physiological knowledge

• Knowledge in bedside manner

• Knowledge in infection control

• Skill in administering medication

• Multi-tasking skills

• Teamwork abilities

• Health Promotion and Maintenance abilities

• Patient assessment knowledge

• Critical thinking abilities

• Ability to remain focused and organized

• Ability to independently seek out resources

• Knowledge of scope of the Registered Nurse

Education/Experience

Education: Nationally accredited Nursing program graduate

Licenses/Certifications:

• Nursing Graduate

• Applied to take or has taken Boards and is awaiting New Mexico licensure. If Boards are failed, automatic demotion to patient care tech with appropriate reduction in pay.

• Upon successful completion of Boards must secure a position as an RN in the inpatient or outpatient areas. Transfer action will be made at the first available date and the incumbent will continue to work under current job description.

• CPR Certification or must obtain within thirty (30) calendar days of date of position

Preferred Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

• Dual Language Certification

Conditions of Employment

• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check, reference checks and a post offer drug screen.

• Must be employment eligible as verified by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Services Administration (GSA).

• Hospital required vaccinations

• Hospital required competencies

Working Conditions

• Typical office and/or patient care, acute care hospital environment.

• Must be able to travel locally between facilities and within the surrounding community.

• Occasional exposure to minimal physical risk

• Exposure to contagious diseases

• Dealing with grief and sorrow

• Dealing with hostile and upset people

• Extensive computer work

• Evening meetings

• Dealing with high stress situations/levels

• Must be able to work weekends, holidays as outlined by department guidelines