Registered Nurse Surgical Unit FT Days in Aztec, NM

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider-we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. The Registered Nurse is a sincerely caring and compassionate professional and assumes accountability in utilizing the nursing process to provide dynamic patient management. Required Behaviors: • As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission. Required Qualifications: • Current licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) license • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification • Must meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy Duties and Responsibilities: • Provides individualized patient care and maintains clinical competency appropriate for the area of practice • Understands and follows policy and procedure in addition to meeting licensure requirements • Responsive to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement • Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter • Demonstrates teamwork • Actively participates in the department • Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship • Other duties as assigned Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions: • Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance • Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently • Must be able to lift greater than 50 pounds and push 0-300 pounds frequently • Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements Special Demands: • Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care • Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families