Responsible for delivering patient care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation while maintaining professional nursing standards. Collaborates with the health team and provides health education to patients and their families.
Requirements summary
Requires a graduate degree from an accredited School of Nursing with an Associate Degree or Diploma. Must hold a current New Mexico RN license and BLS certification, with ACLS and PALS required within 90 days.
Summary: Responsible for the delivery of care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
Essential
Values-Based,
Leadership and
Management
Competencies: Demonstrates competencies in line with the five core values that are the foundation of all activities performed by employees in order to achieve the
Mission of
Artesia
General
Hospital
Respect: Demonstrates competence in respect for others.
Leadership
Demonstrates competence in knowing everyone has a role.
Professionalism
Demonstrates competence in the conduct, aims and qualities of health care.
Dedication
Demonstrates competence in dedication to Artesia General Hospital.
Commitment
To
Excellence: Demonstrates competence in expecting nothing less than “DOING THE RIGHT THING”.
Essential
FUNCTIONS: Utilize the nursing process by demonstrating appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's care, as evidenced by client/staff observation. Teach patient/significant other appropriate health information in a timely manner and share written informational material. Perform direct patient care, utilizing established procedures, policies, and standards. Assist patients, family members or other clients with concern and empathy; respect their confidentiality and privacy and communicate with them in a courteous and respectful manner. Assist in the orientation/training of new employees. Assist other staff in the performance of their assignments. Recognize the need for variations in staffing and volunteer to fill open shifts. Take direction and initiate actions (cross/additional training) that will allow the assumption of cross-functional duties to ensure seamless patient care. Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns.
Additional
RESPONSIBILITIES: As assigned.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITIES: Basic computer. Knowledgeable regarding the nursing process and its application, including the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
Age-Related
COMPETENCIES: Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for this position.
Information
Management: Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.
Risk
Management/Quality
Management/Safety: Cooperates fully in all Risk Management, Quality Management, and Safety Activities and Investigations.
MINIMUM
Position
QUALIFICATIONS: Education – Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing – Associate Degree or Diploma required. Work Experience – One-year relevant experience, graduates accepted based upon position availability. Training – N/A License – Current New Mexico License required or RN License with Multistate Compact privileges. Certification – BLS required. ACLS, PALS required or within 90 days of employment. TNCC and ENPC preferred.
Enviromental
CONDITIONS: Work environment consists of daily patient contact, which may include exposure to blood, or other body fluids.
