Travel Nurse RN - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit - $51 to $73 per hour in White Plains, NY

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Location: White Plains, NY
Agency: Generis Tek Inc
Pay: $51 to $73 per hour
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

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

Requirements

1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current New York RN license/registration.
2. BSN Required.
3. Knowledge of current nursing, medical and health trends and practices in rendering of patient care.
4. One year of acute care nursing experience preferred for areas other than medical surgical or step-down
5. BLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. NRP certification is required for all RNs working in the Mother-Baby unit, Labor & Delivery and NICU. All newly hired nurses to the NICU, L&D and the Mother-Baby unit must receive this certification within 6 months.
9. All registered nurses and advanced practice nurses providing direct oncology care must demonstrate one of the following:
10. Current cancer-specific certification in the nurse’s specialty by an accredited certification program. Oncology nursing certifications that qualify include, but are not limited to: AOCNP®, AOCNS®, AOCN®,
11. BMTCN®, CPHON®, CPON®, CBCN® OCN®
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14. Ongoing education by earning 36 cancer-related continuing education nursing contact hours every 3 years (maintained by department manager)
15. Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department must complete de-escalation training within 1 year of hire to transfer to the Emergency Department.
16. Successful completion of Department and Unit Orientation Program.