RN - Surgical Unit FT Nights

The Registered Nurse is a sincerely caring and compassionate professional and assumes accountability in utilizing the nursing process to provide dynamic patient management.

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.
  

• Current licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) license
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
  
• Must meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy
  

• Provides individualized patient care and maintains clinical competency appropriate for the area of practice
  
• Prioritizes patient care based on acuity and assures continuity of safe/effective care of patients
  
• Understands and follows policy and procedure in addition to meeting licensure requirements
  
• Responsive to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement
  
• Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter
  
• Demonstrates teamwork and delegates appropriately to other team members
  
• Actively participates in the department
  
• Proactively seeks continued growth and development
  
• Supports the philosophy of San Juan Regional Medical Center by facilitating the cooperation of the hospital staff in a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving
  
• Upholds established Core Values, Standards of Practice, Standards of Care, philosophy, and goals of the Nursing Department and organization
  
• Serves as a role model for staff by demonstrating a positive attitude and holistic approach to patient care and a commitment to the nursing process
  
• Assesses the patient�s condition and nursing needs utilizing the nursing process
  
• Is able to deliver interdisciplinary care to patients across the lifespan: OB/Peds through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation and appropriately documents the care of assigned patients
  
• Sets expected outcomes/goals and prescribes appropriate nursing interventions in cooperation with the patient, the patient�s family and/or the significant other
  
• Uses advanced and specialized knowledge and skills to proficiently assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document the care of assigned patients
  
• Assesses the patient/family significant other�s educational needs and develops an appropriate plan to meet the needs as evidenced by documentation on the Patient�s Plan of Care
  
• Follows guidelines described in the Ethics and Compliance Code of Conduct Compliance Plan
  
• Demonstrates an understanding of DNV accrediting process as it pertains to his/her position and responsibilities and responds accordingly
  
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC�s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
  
• Other duties as assigned
  

• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
  
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
  
• Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently
  
• Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements
  

• Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
  
• Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families