RN - Stepdown

Job Title

Pay Rate: $60/hr - $64/hr Shift hours: Day Shift 7am - 7:30AM EOW

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based on theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.

Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.

Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.

Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.

Prioritize all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care and delegating to others as appropriate.

Educate patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.

Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.

Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrate allocation of material resources effectively.

Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various actions including Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, and more.

Consider the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.

Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.

Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.

Initiate service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalate as needed.

Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions.

Support staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.

Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.

Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.

Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.

Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.

Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.

Contribute to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.

Implement principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high-risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.

Requirements

Two (2) years of cardiology, tele, VAD experience.

Minimum two (2) years RN experience.

One (1) year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions.

Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience.

Active matriculation in a BSN Program.

NYS RN License.

BLS certification.

Preferred Skills

EPIC experience.

Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing.