RN - Family Birth Center - Socorro General Hospital

Location Address:

1202 Highway 60 , Socorro, New Mexico , United States of America

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $:

37.8

Maximum Offer for this position is up to $:

51

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

Sign on and relocation bonuses available for qualified candidates.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• 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:

0.9

Job Exempt:

No

Work Shift:

Nights (United States of America)

Job Description:

* 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 serve 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:

* A. In-service requirements:
* 1. Age-specific training (care giving, treatment, assessments specific to the age of populations served).
* 2. Mandatory yearly inservice to include BLS, safety training, blood borne pathogen/infection/TB training.

* B. Performance Standards:
* 1. Participates in unit/department governance.
* 2. Adheres to PHS dress code for professionals, including display of .
* 3. Documents own continuing education.
* 4. Maintains positive communication and relationships with patients, peers and other healthcare team members.
* 5. Participates in quality improvement activities.
* 6. Maintains a punctual and reliable attendance record.
* 7. Completes mandatory in services, competencies and licensure requirements on time.
* 8. Adheres to safety and equipment policies.
* Performs other functions as required.

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…