Lab Associate Jobs in Portales, NM (NOW HIRING)

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EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a clinical resource by overseeing perioperative patient care, directing and delegating responsibilities to surgical team members based on patient needs, procedure complexity, staff competencies, and anticipated surgical requirements.

• Maintains clinical competency in the delivery of perioperative nursing care; evaluates patient outcomes, collaborates with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and other specialists, and adjusts care plans as needed to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

• Coordinates patient care through collaboration with patients, families, surgeons, anesthesia personnel, and interdisciplinary team members throughout the perioperative continuum.

• Demonstrates knowledge of perioperative nursing principles and provides education, support, and advocacy for patients and their families before, during, and after surgical procedures.

• Ensures patients understand their rights and responsibilities, advance directives, and informed consent requirements in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.

• Assesses patient and family educational needs and provides preoperative and postoperative instruction to promote understanding, safety, and recovery.

• Maintains current knowledge of perioperative nursing standards, evidence-based practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies to support quality patient care and surgical outcomes.

• Demonstrates proficiency in the operation, troubleshooting, and safe use of surgical equipment, instrumentation, and technology utilized in the operating room.

• Communicates effectively with members of the surgical team and other disciplines, actively participating in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and efforts to maintain a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

• Participates in on-call responsibilities and responds appropriately to urgent, emergent, and trauma surgical procedures as required.

• Maintains competency in a variety of surgical specialties and procedures, including preoperative assessment, intraoperative patient management, aseptic technique, patient positioning, specimen handling, and postoperative care coordination.

• Assists in maintaining compliance with accreditation, infection prevention, patient safety, and quality improvement initiatives.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Degree from an accredited nursing program (approval may be granted by the system CNO if program is under conditional status)

• Minimum Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required

• Current New Mexico RN license or Compact State RN license required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required for all RN roles (AHA, ASHI, or American Red Cross)

• ACLS: Emergency Department, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Lab, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Progressive Care, Surgical Services (Pre-Op and PACU)

• PALS: Pediatrics/Children's Services, Cardiovascular Lab, Emergency Department, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Surgical Services (Pre-Op and PACU)

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Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

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The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.