RN SURGICAL SPECIALTIES II
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Edgewood
Posted on: May 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Position Summary: Outpatient Pain Management Clinic RN position
Full time 1.0 FTE.
No Weekends, No Call, Paid Holidays. Available at 5 8-hour shift or
4 10-hour shifts.
Position is located in Albuquerque, NM at UNM Hospital.Nurses will
split time between clinic and fluoroscopy suite.
Regular duties include refilling intrathecal pain/baclofen pumps.
Nurses also perform light sedation on specific spinal injections,
monitor all patients through their procedures, discharge patients
and book follow up visit/procedures. Other clinic duties include
managing provider schedules, and being a liaison between patients
and providers.
Patients in our clinic have access to all of our interdisciplinary
providers: behavioral health, physical therapy, chiropractic,
advanced practice providers, and our team of anesthesiologists.
Our services include Kinesio taping, trigger point injections, low
level laser therapy, botox injections, spinal cord stimulators,
intrathecal pain pumps, and a number of spinal injections (blocks,
steroids, and radiofrequency ablations).
Responsible and accountable for the independent planning,
organization, implementation and evaluation of Ambulatory Specialty
Practice patients. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental
policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include
neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
Accountability: PATIENT CARE - Perform all RN Nursing duties.
Assist in specialty clinic; triage patients as necessary in daily
walk-in clinic
PATIENT CARE - Coordinate all activities of the specialty related
to patient care
PATIENT CARE - Serve as liaison between patient/family and various
members of the health care team
PATIENT CARE - Counsel and teach families regarding medical
conditions, diagnostic procedures, medication control, and other
interventions
PATIENT CARE - Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of services
to provide optimal care for the patient within the specialty
patient area with specialty surgical procedures
COORDINATION - Collaborate with other members of the specialty team
about the candidacy of potential patients
PROGRAMS - Participate in programs and committees related to the
specialty or as directed
EDUCATION - Conduct professional and public speaking engagements
for educational and public relations purposes
TRAINING - Participate in educational opportunities and workshops
associated with the area specialty
REPORTS - Provide statistical reports as needed
SCHEDULES - As directed rotates on call including holiday, nights
and weekends
EVALUATIONS - Review daily lab and diagnostic work on specialty
work-up to assist in the direction of the specialty evaluation
EDUCATION - Direct and coordinate educational activities for
hospital employees regarding specialty surgeries; assist physician
with research projects related to specialty surgeries
PATIENT CARE - Collaborate with community physicians on the daily
care of specialty patient
PATIENT CARE - Coordinate diagnostic procedures for complications
that occur after specialty surgery in consultation with
physician
PATIENT CARE - Direct the management of patient care caseload pre
and post operative to provide continuity for the specialty patient
and their families
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental
policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance
programs
POLICY AND PROCEDURES - Provide input and assist in the formulation
of departmental policies and procedures and budget as requested
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"
Certification Requirements: RN MATRIX - Complete and maintain
unit/clinic based required certifications and competencies as
listed in the department expectations/and or the unit/clinic
education matrix
Education Requirements: Nursing program (nationally accredited)
graduate
Experience Requirements: 3 years directly related experience
Licensure/Certification Requirements: CAP II - Clinical Advancement
Program Level II requirements satisfied
Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in State of New Mexico or as allowed
by reciprocal agreement by State of New Mexico
CPR Certification for Healthcare/BLS Providers or for Professional
Rescuers or must obtain within 30 calendar days of date of
position
Education Requirements - Preferred: Bachelor's Degree of Science in
Nursing
Experience Requirements - Preferred: Bilingual English/Spanish
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Physical Demands Requirements: Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50
pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force
frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force
constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in
excess of those for Light Work.
Testing Requirements: Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire
and additionally as required
Working Conditions Requirements: May be required to work rotating
shifts, holidays and weekends
Sig Hazard: Chemicals, bio hazardous materials requiring extensive
safety precautions and may require protective equipment
Department: Pain Clinic
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , RN SURGICAL SPECIALTIES II, Healthcare , Edgewood, New Mexico
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