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RN - Med/Surg

Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Ruidoso, NM
3 days ago
$51.00/hour

Job Description

Join Presbyterian Healthcare Services as a Registered Nurse in Med/Surg, where you'll provide essential direct patient care and collaborate with a dedicated healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs.
  • Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
  • Performs assessments as per unit standards and documents on appropriate data base/assessment flow sheet.
  • Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols.
  • Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs.
  • Evaluates patient progression toward outcomes per unit standards.
  • Performs competently in emergency situations.
  • Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members.
  • Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel.
  • Provides leadership through communication about and validation of patient care.
  • Assists with various procedures, treatments, surgical techniques.
  • Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing.
  • Demonstrates competency in required psychomotor skills.
  • Assists in orientation of new staff or students.
  • Assumes professional responsibility for current nursing structure and clinical standards of care.
  • Incorporates PHS mission in care-giving activities.
  • Supports DON philosophies of shared governance.
  • Assumes other leadership roles as required by the department.

Required Qualifications

  • State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
  • Degree from accredited academic nursing program
  • Minimum ADN preparation with expectation of BSN completion within 5 years of hire
  • Associate Degree
  • Registered Nurse-NM

Benefits & Perks

Access to on-site and community-based gymsNutrition coaching and classesWellness challenges