RN - Recovery Room

Location: 2400 Unser Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Pay

Pay Range Minimum Offer $39.69 – Maximum Offer $58.17

About the role

Ready to make a meaningful impact the moment patients leave the OR? Join our team as a Recovery Room RN and bring your critical thinking, compassion, and expertise to a fast-paced, rewarding environment. If you're passionate about exceptional post-op care and looking for a place where your skills truly matter, we want to meet you!

Sign on and relocation benefits available to qualified candidates!

How You Grow, Learn And Thrive Matters Here

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift.
• Prioritize the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently, integrating a standards-based framework model.
• Provide direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses.
• Coordinate patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Perform assessments as per unit standards and document on appropriate database/assessment flow sheet.
• Initiate, utilize, and document appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administer medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and document according to policy.
• Identify and meet patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout episode of care.
• Evaluate patient progression toward outcomes per unit standards and document through EOSS, etc.
• Perform competently in emergency situations.
• Delegate or assign aspects of patient care to healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency to perform the task.
• Provide leadership through communication about and validation of patient care.
• Assist with various procedures, treatments, surgical techniques, or delegate/assign to other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Complete patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Demonstrate competency in required psychomotor skills.
• Assist in orientation of new staff or students, and serve as a resource person and professional role model.
• Assume professional responsibility for current nursing structure and clinical standards of care.
• Assume responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assertive personnel.
• Incorporate PHS mission (VVPS) in care-giving activities.
• Support DON philosophies of shared governance and models of care delivery.
• Meet requirements of PRN connection agreement.
• Demonstrate flexibility in meeting patient care needs in other departments through floating within cluster.
• Assume other leadership roles (i.e., relief charge nurse) as required by the department.

Performance Standards

• Participate in unit/department governance.
• Adhere to PHS dress code for professionals, including display of ID badge.
• Document own continuing education.
• Maintain positive communication and relationships with patients, peers, and other healthcare team members.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Maintain a punctual and reliable attendance record.
• Complete mandatory in-services, competencies, and licensure requirements on time.
• Adhere to safety and equipment policies.
• Perform other functions as required.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Compact Licensure
• BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire
• ICU or Emergency Room Experience preferred

Benefits

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging, and unique wellness program, including:

• Free on-site and community-based gyms
• Nutrition coaching and classes
• Mindfulness and meditation resources
• Wellness challenges and more

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care), and Commercial health plans.

Schedule

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 1.00

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Job Exempt: No