Lead Clinical Nurse - Med/Surg

Job Description

The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is located in Northeast Arizona on the land known as the Colorado Plateau. This semi-desert landscape varies in elevation from 4,400 in the Little Colorado River Valley to nearly 7,000 feet at Preston Mesa.
The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community.
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LOCATION AND LIFESTYLE:
Live and work on the beautiful Navajo Reservation, near national parks and forests, canyon country, ski area a day trip away
The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment and a rewarding career in an underserved area
Easy drive to Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Snowbowl ski area, Las Vegas
Easy access to hiking, biking, fishing, skiing
Excellent work/life balance
Very close, collaborative professional staff
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Associates or Bachelors Degree in Nursing
License/Certification:
Must have a valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States
Must maintain and have a current valid BLS Certification
Experience:
Must have two (2) years of nursing experience with one (1) year must be in the department specific area
Other Skills and Abilities:
A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
Positive working relationships with others
Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
Able to respond appropriately in stressful situations
Able to provide direct patient care in a kind, patient, and compassionate manner
Ability to communicate clearly and tactfully with patients and their family
Knowledge of normal growth, development and life cycle changes. This also includes knowledge of the physical, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics of the group for which care is provided
Knowledge of disease entities in order to recognize complications and therapeutic interventions required
Knowledge of assessment practices related to pain management and various treatment modalities of pain relief
Knowledge of pharmaceuticals in order to recognize the desired effects, side effects and complications on their use, with emphasis on vasopressors and emergency medications titration of these medications
Knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions
Complete Patient Sitter Competency Training (upon hire)

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