RN-Inpatient-Surgical​/ICU

Location Address: 211 Sudderth Dr Ruidoso, NM

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $39.69 Maximum Offer $53.55

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.

• 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

Type of Opportunity:
Full time FTE: 0.90 Job Exempt:
No

Work Shift:

12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

• Acts as clinical resource by overseeing the delivery of patient care
  , directs and delegates patient care assignments to home health aides and nursing staff based on acuteness of patient care needs and staff capability and anticipates future needs
• Maintains clinically competent in providing direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient, family, all other disciplines, primary and secondary physicians and community resources/programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge philosophy and provides support to patients and their families.
• Ensures that patients understand their rights and responsibilities, advanced directives and the meaning of informed consent during the admission process.
• Assesses and directs patient and family teaching needs and is proficient in the use of return demonstration and teaching aids in the home setting.
• Maintains professional responsibility for knowledge of current nursing research, practice standards, guidelines and protocols, and hospital policies, procedures, and programs to improve patient care quality.
• Maintains a proficiency in the use of all equipment used in his/her practice.
• Effectively communicates and assists other members of nursing team and/or other disciplines. Actively participates in problem solving and conflict resolution to maintain team cohesiveness.
• Performs on-call duties effectively with the ability to triage patients over the phone and visit when needed.
• Directs own educational needs for the top 10 ICD9 codes and/or diagnoses for diabetes, wounds/post-surgical, arthritis, newborns, Coumadin dependency, malnutrition/ nutrition needs, medication instruction, pain and symptom control/hospice care.
• Supervises the home health aides in compliance with the Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations.
• Performs other functions as required.

• Degree from accredited academic nursing program
• Minimum ADN preparation
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required.
• BLS certification required at time of hire
• ACLS

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

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.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.