Overview
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.
Type of Opportunity: Part Time (.45 to .89) FTE: 0.600000 Exempt: No Work Schedule: Evenings
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- 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 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 (i.e. relief charge nurse) as required by the department.
Meets professional requirements as follows:
- In-service requirements:
- Age-specific training (care giving, treatment, assessments specific to the age of populations served).
- Mandatory yearly inservice to include BLS, safety training, bloodborne pathogen/infection/TB training.
- Performance Standards:
- Participates in unit/department governance.
- Adheres to PHS dress code for professionals, including display of ID badge.
- Documents own continuing education.
- Maintains positive communication and relationships with patients, peers and other healthcare team members.
- Participates in quality improvement activities.
- Maintains a punctual and reliable attendance record.
- Completes mandatory inservices, competencies and licensure requirements on time.
- Adheres to safety and equipment policies.
Qualifications
Licensure: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required.
Academic Preparation:
- Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO).
- Minimum ADN preparation with expectation of BSN completion within 5 years of hire.
Education: Essential: Associate Degree.
Credentials: Essential: Registered Nurse-NM.
Benefits
We offer more than the standard benefits!
Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more!
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Employee Benefits
Compensation
Maximum Offer for this position is up to USD $51.00
The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.