Full Time Day 410s or 312s Varied shifts w/ on call weekend and holiday requirement
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 patients 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 our 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 decisionmaking process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unitbased issues. Addresses issues with appropriate actions
4. Administers blood and blood products according to policy
5. Collaborates and communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team
6. Integrates patient rights and nursing ethics into work practice
7. Adheres to infection control standards to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections to patient and staff.
8. Adheres to the tenets of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
9. Delegates activities to ancillary staff as it relates to the State Nurse Practice Act
10. Adheres to the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics & Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice
11. Supports promotes and practices within our Professional Nursing Practice Model
12. Sustains and advances the Magnet model
13. Participates in the Performance Improvement initiatives
14. Completes competency requirements
15. Attends mandatory inservices
16. Attends staff meetings as required/requested
17. Utilizes cost containment practices
18. Assumes Charge Nurse responsibility
19. 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
3. MUST HAVE CARDIAC CATH EXPERIENCE
5. Knowledge of current nursing medical and health trends and practices in rendering of patient care.
6. RECENT CARDIAC CATH LAB EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
7. BLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required.
8. ACLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs except for NICU and OR RNs. All newly hired inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months.
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