Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Santa Fe, New Mexico
CHRISTUS Saint Vincent Regional Medical Center

BLS Certification

DEPARTMENT: Patient Care Services

POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is a clinical practitioner who coordinates and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units. Ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the unit’s standards of care. Demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy, and goals of the unit and organization. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice. Treats staff, physicians, patients, and families with consideration and respect.

SKILLS: Current knowledge and skills appropriate to age/type of patient population served. Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients’ rights in the delivery of care. Communicates in a clear concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of patient.

EXPERIENCE: N/A

NATURE OF SUPERVISION: Responsible to: Patient Care Director or Manager

ENVIRONMENT: Exposure to infectious diseases and x-rays. Works in a clean, well-lighted, ventilated smoke-free environment. Subject to stressful professional relationships. Working hours are varied, with flexibility due to unexpected changes in schedule and emergencies.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must handle emergency/crisis situations, extensive standing, and walking. Requires physical effort to position, push and/or transfer patients or equipment and supplies. Must have reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch capabilities. Able to judge distance and space relationships, see peripherally, distinguish and identify different colors. Requires normal or correctable hearing and visual acuity. Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required.