Nursing Instructor
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Rio Rancho
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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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: Inpatient 5th Floor - SRMC 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: * PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow
patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols *
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops * 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" * 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 * 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 * ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with
educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects
across the continuum of care * MONITOR - Monitor trends and
implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and
parameters are achieved * COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the
Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent
curricula * 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 * EDUCATE -
Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies,
and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service
training/workshops for appropriate staff * 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 Qualifications Education: Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree Nonessential: * Master's Degree Education
specialization: Essential: * BSN or MSN Nonessential: * Nursing
Experience: Essential: 18 months directly related experience
Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa,
Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience 2 years
specialty area experience 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 * Pediatric Advanced Life
Support Cert w/in 90 Days * Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) w/in
6 months of hire * Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in
6 months * Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year Nonessential: *
Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert
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, Albuquerque , Nursing Instructor, Education / Teaching , Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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