RN - INPATIENT

UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - Rio Rancho, NM

Job Title: RN - INPATIENT

Position: Clinical Nursing Leadership

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: $34.84/hr - $47.33/hr

Shift: Days, 3-12 hour shifts 0730-2000

Work Type:

Location

Address:

City: Rio Rancho

State: NM

ZIP Code:

Job Responsibilities

Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required.
Work within Hospitals, Nursing division and departmental policies.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to implement and document individualized care plans incorporating age specific considerations, including discharge planning and patient/family teaching.
Assist with special tests and procedures, ensuring proper consent has been obtained.
Participate in orientation; upon successful completion of preceptor training, assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel.
Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients.
Ensure that patient medical records contain necessary information.
Answer telephones and triage calls as per departmental policy.
Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings.
Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospital standards.
Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings, and workshops.
Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols.
Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk.
Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner.
Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may 'not seem right'.

Required Skills

Core Skills

Registered Nurse in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuers within 30 days

Preferred Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish
Nationally Certified in area of specialty

Requirements

Experience: Nonessential: No minimum experience required

Education: Essential: Program Graduate; Nonessential: Bachelor's Degree

License & Certification:

CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider
RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
Nationally Certified in area of specialty (nonessential)

Schedule:

Flexible shifts during weekdays and weekends

COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus Available
Relocation Assistance Available
Weekend Night Shift Differentials (26%)
Weekday Night Shift Differentials (17%)
Weekend Day Shift Differentials (15%)

Supplemental Pay

Special Notes

Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people.
Working conditions may involve exposure to hazardous materials, requiring personal protective equipment. Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required.