[NP-Jobs] New Mexico, WHCNP/CNM Position

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New Mexico - Nurse Practitioner Position         (posted) 06-30-14
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*Position Summary:*

*Maternity and Family Planning clinic. Women's health experience preferred.*


Certified Nurse Midwife will funcion in a specialized area of advanced 
practice in the role of
practitioner, mentor, consultant, educator, researcher and manager. 
Establish goals and
priorities in accordance with patient and staff needs and organizational 
objectives. Ensure
adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient 
care assignment
may include female adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

*Accountability:

*.PATIENT CARE - Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement 
treatment,
follow-up and evaluate patient within the scope of practice protocols as 
outlined by state
statute

.PATIENT CARE - Perform patient history and physical exams as needed for 
procedures
or admissions; document findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal 
findings

.PATIENT CARE - Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and 
therapeutic procedures

.PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plan 
with patient and
family as necessary to achieve improved health

.DOCUMENTATION - Provide accurate documentation of patient care, 
document orders,
directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and 
communicate
them to other members of the health care team; maintain accurate, 
legible and confidential
records

.PATIENT CARE - Provide education for patients and/or families about 
preventative care,
medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment

.PATIENT CARE - Work as a team member with medical/nursing staff to provide
comprehensive care and promote continuity of care

.EDUCATION - Guide, teach, support and serve as a clinical resource 
nursing and medical
staff

.RESEARCH - Support research by conducting or participating in research 
studies;
incorporate findings in clinical practice

.ROLE MODEL - Act as a role model through conduct, appearance, 
communication, mutual
respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and 
problem solving skills

.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"

.DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through 
participation
in educational programs, reading current literature, attending 
in-services, meetings and
workshops*


Education Requirements:

*.Bachelor's Degree in related discipline*


Licensure/Certification Requirements:

*.CPR Certification for Healthcare Providers or for Professional 
Rescuers or must obtain
within 30 calendar days of date of position

.Certified Nurse Midwife in the State of New Mexico*


Experience Requirements - Preferred:
*
.2 to 5 years experience as a practitioner

.Bilingual English/Spanish

.Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo*


Physical Demands Requirements:

*.Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 
to 25 pounds
of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of 
force constantly to
move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for 
Light Work.*


Testing Requirements:
*
.Tuberculin Skin Test required annually
*

Working Conditions Requirements:

*.Sig Hzard: To chemls, biohazd mat req caut-may req PE

.Subject to UNM credentialing; must maintain credentials

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To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link 
into your browser address bar: http://unm.contacthr.com/34747672

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