A highly respected New Mexico hospital system seeks three OB nurses for a central New Mexico facility located in a rustic setting, but not too far from New Mexico’s most happening city. Complimenting its excellent work environment, this hospital’s location offers numerous outdoor activities, so nurses can experience the beauty and culture unique to the south west.
The successful candidates will be expected to perform the following duties:
· Utilizes the nursing process to provide, in at least two areas, direct Primary patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift.
· Collaborates with others on Health care team to coordinate care and educate patients and families. Delegates care to and supervises nursing assistive personnel as appropriate.
· Provides direct Primary patient care in at least two clinical areas by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patients’ condition / needs, interventions / actions taken, patient / family education and patient responses.
· Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members according to their validated competency to perform the task.
· Assists providers with various procedures, treatments, and /or surgical procedures, or delegates / assigns to other healthcare team members as appropriate.
· Supervises other RN’s and non-licensed assistive personnel; assists in orientation, mentoring or preceptoring of new and existing staff or students, and serves as a resource person and professional role model.
· Maintains professional responsibility for knowledge of current nursing research, practice standards, guidelines and protocols, and hospital policies, procedures, and programs to improve patient care quality.
· Assumes other roles as required by the department to include Charge Nurse as appropriate.
· Facilitate the completion of advance directives.
Job requirements:
Associate’s Degree/Diploma or BSN in Nursing. State of New Mexico License or compact required. The RN staff member must demonstrate the skills to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her shift.
Requires detailed knowledge of nursing practice and care delivery in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. The nurse must be able to assess and interpret patients’ age specific needs (neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric) and incorporate them in their plan of care.
Our client offers a very competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, as well as excellent individual and family benefits. You will enjoy a progressive work environment in a top notch medical facility. Applicants should contact me via e-mail with a resume and summary of qualifications. All qualified candidates will receive confidential consideration. Please email resumes to paul@straussgroup.com .
