Per Diem Clinical Nurse RN: Impactful Patient Care

CHRISTUS Health; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Registered Nurse in Santa Fe, NM, to coordinate and implement patient care for the unit’s population. The RN ensures quality care is provided efficiently and safely, aligned with unit standards and organizational mission.

Responsibilities include assessing patients, planning and implementing care, educating patients and families, documenting interventions, and performing point-of-care testing. Per diem, local shifts are available for flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Obtains and records initial assessment and establishes priorities according to patient age, symptoms and psychosocial needs.
• Re-assesses patients systematically to identify progress and trends that require intervention.
• Develops and implements a measurable individualized plan of care for the patient within the time frame established by Nursing Standards of Care.
• Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on the interpretation of facts and evaluations of patient outcome; modifies the plan of care based upon the evaluations.
• Participates in patient/significant other health education and discharge planning.
• Implements and documents timely interventions appropriate to patient needs.
• Evaluates the plan of care.
• Performs various Point of Care testing procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Clear communication

Nursing knowledge

Education

RN license

Job description

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a Registered Nurse in Santa Fe, NM, to coordinate and implement patient care for the unit’s population. The RN ensures quality care is provided efficiently and safely, aligned with unit standards and organizational mission.

Responsibilities include assessing patients, planning and implementing care, educating patients and families, documenting interventions, and performing point-of-care testing. Per diem, local shifts are available for flexible scheduling.