Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department - South Site/Prince's Bay

Nursing Care Coordinator

Performs an age specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. Uses leadership skills/clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.

Job Responsibility

• Assess the patients physiologic health status
• Assess patient psychosocial health status
• Identify patient outcome
• Formulate the plan of care and establish the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome
• Implement the plan of care
• Evaluate care provided for patient outcome
• Collaborate with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen; provides direction to other members of the care team
• Perform grade I-IV Decubritus Care
• Administer medications correctly and safely
• Participate in patient and family education
• Perform related duties, as required.

Physical Demands:

• Constant standing, walking, stooping, bending, stretching, lifting, pulling, pushing and turning.
• Frequent Lifts objects from 10 lbs to 150 lbs. Pushes objects up to 200 lbs. Occasional Sitting. Lifts with assistance objects greater than 150 lbs. and carries objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

Job Qualification

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelors Degree in Nursing, preferred. Must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment, if hired after September 1, 2010 and obtain a BSN degree within five (5) years of employment date.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• BCLS, ACLS, preferred.

Additional site-specific qualifications may apply.

Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).