RN PER DIEM II PSYCH

Registered Nurse

Job Description:

• Work within the nursing process to provide direct nursing care to assigned patients.
• Provide clinical leadership for other staff.
• 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:

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs and attending workshops.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to patient safety by improving current policies and processes.
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions that may put a patient at risk.
• Work within Hospitals, Nursing division, and departmental policies.
• Implement and document individualized care plans, including discharge planning and patient/family teaching.
• Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings.
• Assist with special tests and procedures, ensuring proper consent has been obtained.
• Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients.
• Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required.
• Ensure that patient medical records contain necessary information.
• Answer telephones and triage calls as per departmental policy.
• Participate in orientation; upon completion of preceptor training, assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel.
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner.
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations they don't understand.

Qualifications:

• Education:

  • Program Graduate (Essential)
  • Bachelor's Degree (Nonessential)
  • Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate (Essential)
  • Nursing (Nonessential)

• Experience:

  • 2 years directly related experience (Essential)
  • Bilingual in English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo (Nonessential)

• Credentials:

  • CPR for Healthcare/BLS Providers or Professional Rescuers within 30 days (Essential)
  • RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM (Essential)
  • Nationally Certified in area of specialty (Nonessential)
  • PALS (Nonessential)
  • TNCC and/or ENPC (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.

Working Conditions:

• Significant Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials require PPE.