RN III NORTH Part Time Day/Night Rotation

Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse applies professional nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, technical skills, and effective communication to provide safe, high-quality, compassionate care to patients and families. The Registered Nurse assesses patient needs, develops and implements individualized plans of care in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary healthcare team, provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and coordinates care throughout the patient's episode of care. The Registered Nurse on III North develops and maintains specialized knowledge and skills in the care of patients with surgical, acute and chronic medical conditions and provides care to adult, adolescent, and geriatric populations. The Registered Nurse provides patient and family education to promote understanding of the plan of care, self-management, lifestyle modifications, and continued healing following hospitalization. The Registered Nurse promotes patient comfort, emotional well-being, dignity, and a healing environment through compassionate, patient-centered care.

Education: Minimum: Graduate of an Accredited School of Professional Nursing. Preferred: BSN

License/Certifications: License: Current NYS license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse. Certifications: BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications required through the RQI system during clinical orientation. CPI within one year of hire into this position.

Experience: Minimum: Preferred: One year of successful performance as a RN in medical/surgical environment.

Other: Minimum: Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills necessary to effectively interact with patients, families, physicians, and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Strong critical thinking, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills necessary to assess patient needs, develop and evaluate plans of care, prioritize multiple responsibilities, and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition. Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound professional judgment, and interact with others in a professional, respectful, and courteous manner. Demonstrated commitment to teamwork, collaboration, accountability, and professional role modeling. Computer literacy and ability to effectively utilize electronic health records and other technology required for patient care. Preferred: Experience with Microsoft Office

Customer Focus: Demonstrates behaviors consistent with the Healing Environment principles of being professional, communicating effectively and attending to the environment. This is evidenced by work behavior which ensures safety, promotes dignity, respect, well being, and exemplifies healthy relationships.

Population Specific Requirements: The staff member must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed by pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient group.