Charge Nurse / Specialty

Student
Health and Counseling (SHAC) is a comprehensive health service available to all
currently enrolled UNM students. SHAC is located North of Johnson Center and
across from the Student Union Building. It is open Monday through Friday and is
closed on all UNM holidays. Services include medical appointments (scheduled
and same-day), pharmacy, women's and men's health, allergy and immunization,
medical specialty clinics, physical therapy, lab and x-ray, travel health
clinic and counseling services, as well as health education, prevention, and
promotion.

The
University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) is seeking
applicants for a Charge (RN) Nurse position. The SHAC
Nursing/Clinical Team consists of RN's and Medical Assistants. The SHAC Medical
Staff consists of MD's, NP's, and PA's. Medical and Nursing care at SHAC
is provided in collaboration with our Radiology, Laboratory, Pharmacy and other
auxiliary services.

The
person in this position will:

• Lead, guide, and train RN nursing staff and medical assistants.
• Provide professional nursing services at UNM Student Health and Counseling (SHAC).
• Schedule work duties for nursing staff.
• Coordinate and oversee patient care/nursing triage activities in the clinic.
• Approve annual and sick leave for nursing staff.
• Approve timesheets for nursing staff.
• Conduct nursing staff meetings.
• Provide direct routine and non-routine patient assessment and treatment to include medication administration, IV starts and management, phlebotomy, wound care, etc.
• Maintain inventories of medical supplies for the clinic.
• Provide health education and consultation on health-related issues.
• The schedule for this
  position will be Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, no weekends or holidays, and no
  on-call.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• CPR Certified.
• May be required to submit to annual TB and rubella screening.
• UNM will provide Hepatitis vaccination, candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
• Successful candidate must submit to post-offer, pre-employment physical examination and medical history check.

Associate's degree in Nursing; at least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Certification/Licensure
State of New Mexico Licensed Registered Nurse or licensure pending as documented by temporary licensure OR current RN licensure from a state participating in the multistate privilege to practice compact with New Mexico.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Additional
qualifications and experience in the following are preferred:

• Experience in an urgent care or emergency room setting.
• Experience in an outpatient/ambulatory care clinic.
• Experience in an immunization clinic.
• Experience providing immunizations.
• Experience hiring, scheduling and supervising a diverse team of nursing staff.
• Experience successfully balancing clinical and management tasks.
• Experience in student health/working with young adults/adolescents in a primary care setting.
• Experience providing healthcare to a population with diverse ethnicity and sexual orientations.
• Experience working with an electronic medical record system.
• Computer skills: word processing and spreadsheet.

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.