Registered Nurse - Med Surg Christus Southern Mexico - Alamogordo, NM

Position: Registered Nurse - Med Surg Christus Southern New Mexico - Alamogordo, NM
SHIFT:
Nights 7PM - 7AM
START: ASAP
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

BLS required from AHA

RN License in state of employment or compact

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS

Competencies:

Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.

Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.

Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.

Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.

Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I:
Utilizes the Nursing Process

Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families

Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members

Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice

Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals

Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s)

Performs timely reassessment and documentation

Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow

Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process

Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy

Standard III. Unit Operations

Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift

Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies

Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.

Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes

Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities

Provides evidence-based nursing care

Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care

Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures

Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance

Provides feedback for improvement of procedures

Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures

Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation

Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records

Describes the flow of…