RN Instructor
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Santa Fe
Posted on: November 17, 2023
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Job Description:
UNM Hospitals participates in the Clinical Advancement Program
(CAP) and depending on your Nursing Education and National
Certifications, you'll work towards one of five CAP levels that
offer increasing compensation. You may earn up to $8.00 in addition
to base pay. Sign-On Bonus And Relocation Reimbursement Available
Department: Pediatric Emergency Department FTE: 1.00 Full Time
Shift: Days Position Summary: Function as unit educator, master
teacher, master preceptor and facilitates evidenced-based research
into specialized areas of nursing. Utilize the expertise of a
practitioner to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care
for a specialized group of patients. Perform as a unit educator
while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical
instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting
in staffing on unit. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental
policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignment may
include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age
groups. Detailed responsibilities: * LEAD - Provide educational
leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical
protocols * INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for
developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master
preceptor model * PERFORM - Perform as a unit educator while
maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor
for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing
on unit * PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating
evidenced-based research and national standards * CONSULTS -
Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the
multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care * EDUCATE -
Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies,
and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service
training/workshops for appropriate staff * ASSIST - Assist patient
and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health
management aspects across the continuum of care * COLLABORATE -
Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical
Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and
implement pertinent curricula * MONITOR - Monitor trends and
implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and
parameters are achieved * PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care
to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient
care within nursing protocols and assisting the admission, transfer
and discharge process performing all RN nursing duties *
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops * PATIENT SAFETY 1 -
Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols *
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety
by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through
questioning of current policies and processes * PATIENT SAFETY 3 -
Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or
situations that may put a patient at undue risk * PATIENT SAFETY 4
- Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical
errors and/or near misses in a timely manner * PATIENT SAFETY 5 -
Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by
asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they
don't understand or may "not seem right" Qualifications Education:
Essential: * Bachelor's Degree Nonessential: * Master's Degree
Education specialization: Essential: * BSN or MSN Nonessential: *
Nursing Experience: Essential: 3 years directly related experience
Nonessential: Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or
Navajo Credentials: Essential: * CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or
Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days * RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal
agreement by NM * Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in
90 Days Nonessential: * Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or
other instruct cert Credential equivalent experience: Essential: *
Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications or obtained within one
year of position (BLS, ILS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, etc) Physical
Conditions: 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.
Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium
Work. Working conditions: Essential: * Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio
Hazardous Materials req PPE Department: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Santa Fe , RN Instructor, Education / Teaching , Santa Fe, New Mexico
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