Nurse Aide -Operational

$10.99 - $19.12 Hourly

$22,854 - $39,766 Annually

This position is a Pay Band 45

This posting will be used to conduct ongoing recruitment and will remain open until position has been filled.

Provide patient care duties under the direction of the nursing staff. Perform vital signs, breathalyzers, urine drug screens, EKGs, patient searches, patient rounding, patient transportation, charting within the electronic medical record, stocking the unit, filing documents, cleaning medical equipment, facilitate telehealth between provider and patients, and movement withing the hospital to meals and groups/activities.

Nurse Technicians work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide nursing, patient supervision, strategic observation during medication times and personal care to individuals with substance misuse and co-occurring mental health issues. Their main responsibilities include, assisting registered nurses with patient care and this includes taking/charting vitals for patients, providing physical support to assist patients perform daily living activities such as, getting out of bed, dressing, standing, and walking.

Adults who present with substance misuse and co-occurring disorders and staff of Turquoise Lodge Hospital.

Experience working in a therapeutic milieu.
Experience interrupting or redirecting patient behavior.
Experience working with substance abuse or mental health patients.

High School Diploma or Equivalency OR current New Mexico certification as a Nurse Aide (Current out-of-state CNAs may be certified by reciprocity). Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below.

These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:

• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
  

• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.

This position is designated safety sensitive. Employment is subject to pre-employment and random testing, in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state law, rules and regulations in relation to alcohol and/or drug testing. Employment is subject to nationwide criminal background check and is conditional pending results. Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment. Successful completion of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training is required.

Executive Order 2021-046 requires all employees with the State of New Mexico to provide either proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a COVID-19 viral test every week.

The Public Health Order (on Vaccination) dated August 17, 2021, requires Congregate Care Facility Workers and Hospital Workers to be fully vaccinated.

If you have questions about whether these requirements apply to this specific position, contact the agency contact listed on this advertisement.

Links to the referenced Executive Order and Public Health Order can be found on the State Personnel Office website homepage: www.spo.state.nm.us

This position will perform work in an acute care hospital setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive computer and phone usage. Patient transfers may require lifting a minimum of fifty (50) pounds, using proper lifting and transfer techniques. Incumbent will work with behaviorally challenged residents who may exhibit unpredictable potentially violent behavior in volatile situations requiring crisis intervention.

Nurse technicians who work in twenty-four (24) hour facilities (those hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.) will receive a shift differential, rate of shift differential varies with each agency. Nurse technicians will be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½) times their regular hourly rate of pay for hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours during the employee's designated work week (overtime pay). State of New Mexico employees will have the opportunity to enroll in Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible spending accounts, Supplemental Life insurance, and will have access to an Employee Assistance Program.

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Agency Contact Information: Melanie Chavez, Email

For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.