Registered Nurse - Surgical Unit- Full Time Days

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. The Registered Nurse is a sincerely caring and compassionate professional and assumes accountability in utilizing the nursing process to provide dynamic patient management. FT Days 7am-7:30pm*Required Behaviors:* * 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. *Required Qualifications:* * 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 *Duties and Responsibilities:* * 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 *Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:* * 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 *Special Demands:* * 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