Critical Care Nurse

Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

Job Summary
As a Registered Nurse at the University of New Mexico - Hospitals, you will be an integral part of our team providing direct nursing care to assigned patients. You will provide clinical leadership for other staff and serve as a role model to promote a positive work environment and quality patient care.

Responsibilities

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• Provide direct nursing care to assigned patients, working within the nursing process to ensure the best possible outcomes.
  
• Provide clinical leadership for other staff, ensuring that all team members are working together to achieve the best possible patient care.
  
• Work to maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families, adhering to Hospitals standards.
  
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, and attending in-services, meetings, and workshops.
  
• Identify and report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner.
  
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care, asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may not seem right.
  
  
  Requirements
  
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  • Essential:
    
  • 2 years directly related experience.
    
  • RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM.
    
  • CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days.
    
  • Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate.
    
  • Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people.
    
  • Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE.
    
    
    Working Conditions
    
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    • Department: Registered Nurse.
      

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