RN-REG- Med Surg Peds
Location: Espanola New Mexico
Description: Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring RN-REG- Med Surg Peds right now, this job will be placed in New Mexico. More complete informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Minimum Skills/Requirements
(Individual) Behavior-Based Competencies (HOW)
Organizational Behaviors:
Change & Grow; Achievement; Respect & Respond; Energy & Initiat! ive; Superior Skills
Organizational Competencies:
- Educating Customers & Transferring Knowledge
- Diagnosing & Resolving Problems
- Anticipating & Addressing Customer Needs
- Functioning as an Effective Team Member
- Acquiring & Applying Superior Skills to achieve Quality Outcomes
- Responding to a Changing Circumstance
- Providing Comfort to Another in Emotional/Physical Pain
- Responding to a Crisis
- Providing a Continuum of Care Approach
Skills: Two to three years college level courses/Associate’s Degree/Diploma in Nursing. Current New Mexico License required. Less than one year experience in all areas of acute, medical, surgical, and pediatric nursing. Unit specific nursing care experience preferred.
Knowledge: Requires detailed knowledge of acu! te care nursing in terms of what and how work is to be done as! well as why it is done, this level includes interpretation of data. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of patients served.
Abilities: Mental Power: Ability to make decisions are varied but are usually confined to situations which are familiar. There are several defined alternative solutions available.
Mental Power: Ability to exercise choice in how work is accomplished with independence to operate within established policies, procedures and schedules.
Physical Power: Walks/on feet up to 8 hours a day. Sits up to 4 hours a day. Stand/reach/forward bend. Push/pull carts and wheelchairs frequently. Assumes and maintains various postural positions from ground level to overhead. Hand/wrist/finger movement. Transfer patients from bed to wheelchair/commode/stretcher with assistance. Reposition patients in bed and wheelchair.
(Team) Results-Based Competencies (How + What)
! The results-based competencies will be consistent with meeting and/or exceeding the goals and objectives of your departmental/organizational plan. These objectives will consist of the following measurement categories.
Category: Example:
- Service Quality Indicator: Customer Satisfaction / Service Quality
- Clinical/Technical/Business Quality Indicator: Technical Quality
- Economic Indicator: Productivity, Cycle Time and Reducing Rework/Waste
Summary of Primary Functions
- Acts as clinical resource by overseeing the delivery of patient care, directs and delegates patient care assignments to nursing staff working on the floor, 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 a indicated to ensure optimal patient care. As charge nurse, ! will assume direct patient care responsibility compatible with individual unit needs.
- Coordinates patients’ care through collaboration with the patient/family and other specialists of the healthcare team. Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospital standards.
- Assists physicians with various procedures, treatments, surgical techniques or delegate/assign to other healthcare team members as appropriate. Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician, clinical path or standard protocols. Delegating or assigning aspects of care to healthcare team members consistent with their role and responsibilities.
- Effectively communicates with and assists other members of the nursing team and/or other disciplines. Actively participates in problem-solving and conflict resolution to maintain team cohesiveness. Supports and maintains established departmental policies and procedures, o! bjectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Role models professional growth and development through participating in educational programs, current literature, inservice meetings, and workshops. Participates and maintains awareness of ongoing self-management activities and assists with the implementation of the changes as recommended by the committees. Assists in orientation of new staff or students and serves as a resource person. Professionally responsible for current nursing research, current protocols or procedures, hospital philosophy, and hospital programs in order to maintain quality.
- Knowledgeable and participates in planning the unit budget and assures quality patient care is delivered in a cost effective manner.
- Demonstrates the knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span from neonates to geriatrics. The RN must be able to assess and interpret data about the patien! t status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and p! rovide care needed by these patient groups. Remains sensitive to spiritual and specific cultural needs, recognizes them and incorporates values into plan of care.
- Performs other functions as required.
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This job starts available on: Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:11 GMT