ED Registered Nurse PRN

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is a caring and compassionate professional who is accountable for using the nursing process to provide dynamic patient management. The role provides individualized, safe, effective, and interdisciplinary care to patients across the lifespan, including OB/Peds, and maintains clinical competency appropriate to the area of practice. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care, including educational needs and appropriate outcomes and interventions developed with patients and their families. The nurse supports San Juan Regional Medical Center’s mission and values, follows applicable policies and professional standards, participates in safety and quality initiatives, and works collaboratively with hospital staff in a multidisciplinary approach. The role also requires responding appropriately to challenging patient and family interactions and balancing the demands of caring for acutely ill patients.

Requirements

Current licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or a compact (multistate) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy.
Ability to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance.
Ability to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently.
Ability to lift more than 50 pounds and push up to 300 pounds frequently.
Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and compliance with OSHA training requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized patient care and maintain clinical competency appropriate for the area of practice.
Prioritize patient care based on acuity and ensure continuity of safe and effective care.
Follow policies and procedures and meet licensure requirements.
Respond to safety and quality initiatives and sustain improvement.
Build productive interpersonal relationships and demonstrate teamwork, including appropriate delegation.
Actively participate in the department and proactively pursue continued growth and development.
Support multidisciplinary cooperation in problem solving.
Uphold the Nursing Department’s and organization’s Core Values, Standards of Practice, Standards of Care, philosophy, and goals.
Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating a holistic approach to patient care and commitment to the nursing process.
Assess patient condition and nursing needs using the nursing process.
Deliver interdisciplinary care across the lifespan, including OB/Peds, through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, and document care appropriately.
Set expected outcomes and goals and prescribe nursing interventions in cooperation with the patient and the patient’s family or significant other.
Use specialized knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document care.
Assess patient and family educational needs and develop an appropriate plan, documenting it in the Patient’s Plan of Care.
Follow the Ethics and Compliance Code of Conduct Compliance Plan.
Understand and respond appropriately to the DNV accrediting process as it relates to the position.
Implement SJRMC Service Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship in daily work.
Set limits with angry, hostile, or abusive patients and families to help ensure a safe and respectful care environment.
Cope effectively and strive for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families.
Perform other duties as assigned.