RN - Resident Care Facility - Evenings, PT

Registered Nurse

Earn up to a $5,000 sign-on bonus while building meaningful connections at Guthrie's Resident Care Facility!

Looking for an RN role where you can build meaningful relationships with the people you care for, while still enjoying the resources and support of a hospital-based health system?

Join Guthrie Cortland Medical Center's 80-bed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where our team provides both long-term nursing care and short-term rehabilitation. As a Registered Nurse, you'll have the opportunity to get to know your residents, understand their individual needs, and see the impact of your care over time.

This part-time evening position offers a consistent 32-hour-per-week schedule from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM, with eight-hour shifts instead of a traditional 12-hour nursing schedule.

Position Highlights:

• Part time, 32 hours per week
• Evening shift: 2:00 PM-10:30 PM (Eight-hour shifts)
• $40.00-$54.12 per hour
• Up to a $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible experienced RNs
• Evening and weekend shift differentials for eligible hours
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• Located on the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center campus in Cortland, NY

Benefits That Support You:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with medical coverage effective the first of the month following your hire date
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual beginning with your first pay period, plus an 8-hour floating holiday each calendar year
• 403(b) retirement plan with Guthrie matching 50% of your contributions, up to a 3% employer match
• Tuition reimbursement after 90 days, including up to $7,500 annually for eligible RNs pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree
• Employer-provided life insurance and core short- and long-term disability benefits after the applicable eligibility period
• HSA employer contributions available to eligible caregivers enrolled in the qualified high-deductible health plan
• Evening and weekend shift differentials for eligible hours
• Up to a $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible experienced RNs

Why Nursing at the Resident Care Facility: If you enjoy nursing because of the relationships you build with patients, this environment offers something different from traditional acute care. Our residents include individuals receiving long-term nursing care as well as those working toward recovery through short-term rehabilitation. You'll work as part of an interdisciplinary care team focused on each resident's clinical needs, comfort, dignity, independence, and quality of life. And because the Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located on the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center campus, you're part of the broader Guthrie clinical community while working in a resident-centered care environment.

Job Summary:

Responsible for delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Directs and guides patient teaching and the activities of ancillary personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing. Understands and adheres to GCMC's Compliance Standards as they appear in GCMC's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and GCMC regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.

Experience:

• Entry level-graduate per Education requirements
• Specialty Units-At least 1 year of medical-surgical nursing preferred. (i.e. ICU, Maternity, Psych)

Skills:

• See core competencies and unit specific competencies

Licensure/Certificates/Certification:

• Current NYS license to perform as a registered professional nurse
• Current BLS-CPR certification required (or within first 30 days of employment)
• Specialty Unit - Maternity Neonatal Resuscitation Certification within 6 months of employment
• Specialty Unit ICU- ACLS within 6 months of hire

Essential Job Functions:

Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific functions that are listed.

Assessment-Performs patient assessment and documents accurately in a timely manner per nursing and department policy.

• Performs nursing admission assessment thoroughly and within timeframe. Documents the admission assessment accurately and completely.
• Performs skin risk assessment accurately and reassessment per policy and protocol.
• Performs pain assessment and reassessment per policy and utilizes hospital approved pain scale and documents appropriately.

Patient Monitoring-Monitors patient as appropriate for condition, status and safety according to nursing department policy.

• Monitors patient's vital signs and systems per protocol and documents on appropriate forms.
• Recognizes change in patient's condition or status and reports to charge nurse or physician as appropriate.
• Calls CAT team for patients who meet criteria.
• Works to ensure patient safety is maintained in all aspects of patient care, by following all policies related to National Patient Safety Goals, etc.
• Raises concern about patient care and utilizes the Chain of Command as needed to prevent patient harm.

Medication Administration-Performs safe administration and complete documentation of medications, IV fluids, and blood products in accordance with nursing policy.

• Follows medication administration policy using e-Mar, bar coding and scanning of medications and has at least an 85% scan rate.
• Insertion of IVs under aseptic technique and follows IV policy by changing site, tubing and dressing and documents accordingly.
• Always follows hospital policy when administering blood products.
• Maintains security of electronic signature with Omnicell and accounts for all narcotics removed from automated dispensing system through proper waste/return administration documentation.

Patient and Family Education

• Assesses and addresses educational needs of patients and families to include disease state, care and treatment.
• Documents educational needs.
• Distributes appropriate teaching sheets.
• Includes evaluation of learner's understanding post-teaching.

Safe Discharge/Discharge Planning

• Contributes to or initiates discharge plan upon day of admission and participates in interdisciplinary planning.
• Completes all pre-discharge checklist items.
• Always gives patient correct forms and discharge instructions by using 2 patient identifiers.
• Provides patient a safe discharge and appropriate follow-up information and community resources are in place.

Assist Providers-Assist providers in performing procedures and treatments per unit, department specific and hospital policy.

• Assist physicians/providers with beside procedures and remains competent with unit-specific procedures.
• Performs read back of critical values and telephone orders when interacting with physicians as warranted.
• Uses SBAR when giving physicians report on change in patient condition.

Equipment Use

• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to use equipment safely and effectively.
• Utilizes hospital equipment per policy (i.e., guardrails for IV pumps, alarm settings).
• Uses patient lift equipment per policy at all times.

Nursing Clinical Skills- Demonstrates the ability to perform nursing treatments and procedures.

• Demonstrates competency, knowledge, and ability to perform nursing treatments and procedures safely and effectively.
• Conducts Hourly Rounds on patients using 4 "P's" and documents on appropriate forms.
• Regularly uses patient room white boards to communicate information to patients and families.

Emergency Preparedness-Demonstrates working knowledge and understanding of emergency preparedness plans and operations.

• Aware of and actively participates in emergency