Nurse Reviewer
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Edgewood
Posted on: September 21, 2023
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Job Description:
Department: Utilization Management
FTE: 1.00
Full Time (30 - 40 hours per week)
Shift: Days
Position Summary:
Function as a department educator, master teacher, master preceptor
for Case Management for both RN And SW education. Department
Educator will coordinate care management orientation and
professional development activities. Serve as a staff resource
regarding case management, professional practice, accreditation and
licensure regulations. May contribute to professional knowledge and
to the Hospital's educational mission through professional
presentations, participation in research, publication of articles
and/or participation in professional associations. 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
* 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
* EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment,
supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service
training/workshops for appropriate staff
* PLAN - Plan orientation and mentor/preceptorships for new
department staff in collaboration with department leadership
* DEVELOP - Develop new case management education programs and
tools as necessary to meet the quality and patient care needs of
the department
* COLLABORATE - Collaborate with Unit Director, Social Work
Manager, and RN Supervisors to plan and implement pertinent
curricula
* CONSULT - Consult with other departments and multidisciplinary
team members as needed to ensure quality patient care and to
develop quality educational tools.
* SUPERVISION - Assist Social Work Manager with coordinating or
providing clinical supervision to Care Management Social Work Case
Managers
* EDUCATION - Assist in identifying the educational needs for both
nurse and social work staff including needs identified for peer
support, new resources, programs and quality issues
Qualifications
Education:
Essential:
* Program Graduate
* Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
* BSN w/in 36 Months of Position
Experience:
Essential:
2 years directly related experience
Nonessential:
5 years directly related experience
Credentials:
Essential:
* RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
* CCM or ACM-RN or RN-BC within 6 mos
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
Physical Conditions:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of
force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or
more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are
in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or
standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the
time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls;
and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the
constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight
of materials is negligible.
Working conditions:
Essential:
* Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
* May be required to travel to various work sites
Department: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , Nurse Reviewer, Healthcare , Edgewood, New Mexico
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