RN - Inpatient - Infusion Center

Location

1100 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States of America

• Minimum Offer $: 37.8
• Maximum
  
  Offer:
  
  up to $51

Are you an RN with critical thinking, a positive attitude and enjoys working in a collaborative environment? The Infusion Center at PH Downtown is hiring.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Full time

0.9

No

Days (United States of America)

• Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses.
• Coordinates patient 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 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 policies 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 policy.
• 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, nursing guidelines of care, and policies.
• Incorporates PHS mission (VVPS) in care-giving activities.
• Supports DON philosophies of professional 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 in-service to include BLS, safety training, blood borne pathogen/infection/respiratory fit testing training.
  • Performance Standards:
    • Participates in unit/department governance.
    • Adheres to PHS dress code for professionals, including display of .
    • 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 in-services, competencies and licensure requirements on time.
    • Adheres to safety and equipment policies.
  • Performs other functions as required.

• Associates degree in Nursing required.
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required.
• Academic Preparation:
  Degree from accredited academic nursing program preferred.
• Required Certification from either AHA, ASHI, or Red Cross.
• BLS:
  All RN roles.

• IV Ultrasound
• Port Access
• IV Titration

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