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Essential Values-Based, Leadership and Management Competencies:

Demonstrates competencies in line with the five core values that are the foundation of all activities performed by employees in order to achieve the Mission of Artesia General Hospital

• Servant Leadership: Demonstrates competence in serving others and prioritizing their needs. 
• Excellence: Demonstrates competence in striving for the highest quality in all aspects of work. 
• Respect: Demonstrates competence in respecting others and valuing their contributions. 
• Virtuousness: Demonstrates competence in maintaining high ethical standards and integrity. 
• Innovation: Demonstrates competence in embracing new ideas and technologies to improve healthcare. 
• Community: Demonstrates competence in fostering a sense of community and collaboration. 
• Education: Demonstrates competence in promoting continuous learning and development. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• • Serve as a clinical resource and role model.
  • Assist and communicate with other members of the nursing team.
  • Assume direct patient care responsibility compatible with departmental unit needs.
  • Exercise hospital administrative decision making authority as needed.
  • Maintain staffing levels, communicates staffing needs, secured staff and forecasts staffing needs based on volume.
  • Supervise, evaluate, interview, discipline and manage all personnel assigned to department.
  • Develop annual budget and operate efficiently and effectively.
  • Assure customer needs are met within available resource.
  • Maintain supplies and equipment needs.
  • Increase productivity of the department.
  • Ensure department employees meet all license and education requirements; competencies and training needs are met.
  • Provide coverage in the department where applicable.
  • Consistently improve customer satisfaction and service quality.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • As assigned.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITIES:

• • Detailed knowledge of nursing practice and care delivery in terms of theories and practices to serve as the resource or educator to other practitioners in the nursing field.

AGE-RELATED COMPETENCIES:Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for this position.

Information Management: Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.

Risk Management/Quality Management/Safety: Cooperates fully in all Risk Management, Quality Management, and Safety Activities and Investigations.

ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS:Work environment consists of daily patient contact, which may include exposure to blood, or other body fluids.

Qualifications

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:    

• Education – Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Work Experience – Three years in acute care setting within department specific; supervisory experience required.
• Training –N/A
• License/Certification – Current New Mexico Nurse License; ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CNOR, where applicable per department required.