EDUCATOR UNIT BASED
Company: University of New Mexico Hospitals
Location: Edgewood
Posted on: May 25, 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 an additional
$8.00 per hour.Sign-on Bonus and Relocation Reimbursement
available!Department: I/P HemodialysisFTE: 1.00Full Time (30 - 40
hours per week)Shift: DaysPosition 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"QualificationsEducation:Essential:* Bachelor's
DegreeNonessential:* Master's DegreeEducation
specialization:Essential:* BSN or MSNNonessential:*
NursingExperience:Essential:3 years directly related
experienceNonessential:Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa,
Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or NavajoCredentials: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 DaysNonessential:* Current Instructor in
BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct certCredential 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 PPEDepartment: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque , EDUCATOR UNIT BASED, Other , Edgewood, New Mexico
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