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Nursing Critical Care
Full Time
Night
Mon- Fri 7p-7:15a EOW & Holidays
Position Summary
The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care. The Registered Nurse collaborates with patients, family/significant others, peers, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the delivery of healthcare services to patients. The Registered Nurse assesses the patient’s needs, plans care, implements and evaluates the medical and nursing regimens in accordance with the hospital and nursing philosophy, policies/procedures and standards. He or she demonstrates leadership skills and commitment to professional accountability and growth
Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:
1. Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors.
2. Utilizes the nursing process to meet the age specific needs of the patient in all aspects of care: biophysical, psychosocial, education, safety/ environment and discharge planning
3. Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision making process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unit-based issues. Addresses issues with appropriate actions
4. Collaborates and communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team
5. Integrates patient rights and nursing ethics into work practice
6. Adheres to infection control standards to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections to patient and staff.
7. Adheres to the tenets of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
8. Delegates activities to ancillary staff as it relates to the State Nurse Practice Act
9. Adheres to the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics & Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice
10. Supports, promotes, and practices within the WPH Professional Nursing Practice Model
11. Sustains and advances the Magnet model
12. Participates in the Performance Improvement initiatives
13. Completes competency requirements
14. Attends mandatory in-services
15. Attends staff meetings as required/requested
16. Utilizes cost containment practices
17. Assumes Charge Nurse responsibility
18. Performs other related duties as assigned
Education & Experience Requirements
1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current New York RN license/registration.
2. BSN Required for RNs hired after 1/1/18.
3. All RNs hired before 1/1/18 will be required to have their BSN (or MSN) by 12/31/21.
4. Proof of BSN (or MSN) must be received by Human Resources by 12/31/21 for verification.
5. Knowledge of current nursing, medical and health trends and practices in rendering of patient care.
6. One year of acute care nursing experience preferred for areas other than medical surgical or step-down
7. BLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required.
8. As of January 1st, 2017, ACLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs, except for NICU and OR RNs. Current nurses will have 12 months to receive this certification (1/1/18). Current nurses on Mother/Baby will have until 1/1/19 to receive this certification. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months.
9. PALS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs working in the PACU, 5I Pediatrics, Emergency Department, Armonk Urgent Care, Ambulatory Surgery and 226 Ambulatory Surgery Center. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months.
b.Ongoing education by earning 36 cancer-related continuing education nursing contact hours every 3 years (maintained by department manager)
12. Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department must complete de-escalation training within 1 year of hire to transfer to the Emergency Department.
13. Successful completion of Department and Unit Orientation Program.
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CRITICAL CARE
Must Have
1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a current New York RN license/registration.
2. BSN Required
3. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CRITICAL CARE
4. BLS, ACLS, PALS certification (through the American Heart Association) is required.
5. Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department must complete de-escalation training within 1 year of hire to transfer to the Emergency Department.
Job Types: Travel nursing, Contract, Permanent, Full-time
Salary: $95,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
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Work Location: On the road
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