Registered Nurse MedicalSurgical

Inpatient adult medical-surgical nursing at the mouth of Canyon de Chelly 12-hour shifts seven shifts per two-week period.

Chinle sits in the heart of the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona at the mouth of the legendary Canyon de Chelly National Monument. It is the administrative and commercial center for the region surrounded by red sandstone formations ancient cliff dwellings and wide-open high-desert country that draws visitors from around the world. Nurses who come here describe the work as some of the most meaningful of their careers: a tight-knit unit patients who become part of your community and immersion in one of the richest cultural settings in America where Navajo language art and tradition are part of daily life. Flagstaff Gallup and Farmington are all within reach for weekend trips and Monument Valley Mesa Verde and the Four Corners are close by.

Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility is a full-service hospital and outpatient center serving the Navajo Nation. The campus provides inpatient adult medical-surgical care emergency medicine surgery obstetrics pediatrics radiology laboratory pharmacy dental behavioral health and a range of specialty clinics. The Adult Care Unit is the inpatient medical-surgical unit staffed by a stable core team with a supervisory nurse on the unit an electronic health record used facility-wide and a genuine team-lead pathway for experienced nurses. This is a multi-year staffing need with sustained coverage not a two-week fill.

Highway 191 and Hospital Drive Chinle AZ 86503

• Provide the full range of adult medical-surgical nursing care to patients admitted to the Adult Care Unit.
• Assess plan deliver and evaluate individualized goal-oriented nursing care for adult inpatients.
• Recognize complications of disease processes and implement appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Administer medications and manage controlled substances per facility policy including secure storage witnessing wasting and documentation.
• Perform clinical procedures: IV access IV infusions and IV medications phlebotomy point-of-care lab testing EKG and SVN respiratory treatments.
• Respond to emergency codes and support inter-facility patient transports.
• Document care in the facility electronic health record accurately and on time.
• Coordinate care teams guide fellow staff on clinical decisions and complete daily unit quality checks and narcotic logs.
• When assigned as team lead make patient assignments on the adult med/surg unit based on acuity.
• Teach and provide health education to patients families and staff.

• Degree or diploma from a state-approved professional nursing program.
• Current valid unrestricted RN license in any U.S. state the District of Columbia Puerto Rico or a U.S. territory.
• 36 months of nursing experience including at least 24 months in adult medical-surgical nursing.
• Comfortable with an electronic health record and standard hospital IT systems.
• Respect for and interest in American Indian culture and community-based care.

12-hour shifts with a 30-minute lunch seven shifts per two-week period and never seven in a row. Weekends holidays and rotating day and night shifts are part of the unit rotation scheduled by the supervisory nurse based on unit coverage needs. Nurses may rotate into other duty sections as needed to support safe patient care. Thirteen openings on the unit.

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