RN - Emergency Room PRN

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RN - Emergency Room (PRN)
Department:
Emergency Department
Location:
Rio Rancho, NM
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Job Summary and Scope
Perform direct patient care to patients in the Emergency Department, including Triage, assessment, medication administration, invasive procedures, and education to the patient, family, visitor and lay caregivers. Provide clinical leadership for other staff and assume relief charge duties when designated and serve as a clinical resource for staff. Serve as a role model to promote a positive work environment and quality patient care while utilizing SRMC Values and promoting SRMC’s mission and vision. The nature of the job is diverse with frequent new and varied work situations. The job involves a moderate degree of complexity. Patient care assignment may include neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
Essential Functions:
POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES- Maintain established hospital as well as departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops.
Report potential and actual patient safety, concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a timely manner thru the chain of command and document within the PSN system.
Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends and families.
Promote patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, identified lay caregiver and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams and resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
Active participation in hospital strategic initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring TJC compliance.
Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers
Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources
Ability to assess, initiate and document nursing assessment, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status
Able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools in a timely and accurate manner.
Receive and accept compliments, complaints and feedback from patients, visitors, staff, providers and outside entities, then initiate appropriate follow-up actions and communication based upon the particular circumstances
Act as a clinical resource and role model for department personnel.
Provide and assure emergency department clinical treatment is performed in a manner that meets or exceeds established standards of care
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
SRMC Core Values
Integrity:
Our words and actions match our values
To Serve:
We put the needs of others before our own
Excellence:
We strive to exceed expectations and/or standards in every activity, every encounter, and every initiative
Safety/Quality:
We provide evidence based care, programs, services, and an environment that achieves the best outcomes
Teamwork:
We enjoy the ability and power to work collaboratively to deliver exceptional service
Communication Skills
Contacts are normally made with other within UNM-Sandoval
Contacts are usually with own department staff and own supervisor
Contacts frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times
Percentage of contacts by phone: 20%; percentage of contacts face to face: 70%; percentage of contacts by email: 10%.
Percentage of contacts with patients: 80% and percentage with non-patients: 20%.
Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing
Required Qualifications
Physiological knowledge
Knowledge in bedside manner
Knowledge in infection control
Clinical Nursing Skills
Skill in administering medication
Multi-tasking skills
Teamwork abilities
Health Promotion and Maintenance abilities
Patient assessment knowledge
Critical thinking abilities
Ability to remain focused and organized
Ability to independently seek out resources
Knowledge of scope of the Registered Nurse
Education/Experience
Education:
Registered Nursing program graduate
Licenses/Certifications
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of New Mexico or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by State of New Mexico
• CPR Certification or must obtain within thirty (30) calendar days of date of position
• ACLS Certification or must obtain within six (6) months of date of position
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or must obtain within ninety (90) calendar days of date of position
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) completion or must obtain within six (6) months of date of
position
• Basic Arrhythmia Certification or equivalent within one (1) year of date of position
• RN Matrix – Complete and maintain unit/clinic based required certifications and competencies as listed in the department expectations and or the unit/clinic education matrix
Preferred Educational/Experience Requirements:
• Bachelors Degree of Science in Nursing or higher degree
• Nationally certified in area of specialty
• 2 years recent experience in specialty area
Dual Language Certification
Conditions of Employment
Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check, reference checks and a post offer drug screen.
Must be employment eligible as verified by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Services Administration (GSA).
Tuberculin Skin Test required annually
Hospital required vaccinations
Hospital required competencies
Working Conditions
Typical office and/or patient care, acute care hospital environment.
Must be able to travel locally between facilities and within the surrounding community.
Occasional exposure to minimal physical risk
Exposure to contagious diseases
Dealing with grief and sorrow
Dealing with hostile and upset people
Extensive computer work
Evening meetings
Dealing with high stress situations/levels
Must be able to work weekends, holidays as outlined by department guidelines
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