Job Summary:
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.
Duties:
- Utilizes the nursing process to meet the age specific needs of the patient in all aspects of care: biophysical, psychosocial, education, safety/ environment and discharge planning
- Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision making process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unit-based issues. Addresses issues with appropriate actions
- Collaborates and communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team
- Integrates patient rights and nursing ethics into work practice
- Adheres to infection control standards to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections to patient and staff.
- Adheres to the tenets of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
- Delegates activities to ancillary staff as it relates to the State Nurse Practice Act
- Adheres to the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics & Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice
- Supports, promotes, and practices within the WPH Professional Nursing Practice Model
- Sustains and advances the Magnet model
- Participates in the Performance Improvement initiatives
- Completes competency requirements
- Attends mandatory in-services
- Attends staff meetings as required/requested
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current New York registration
- Baccalaureate in Nursing (BSN) required.
- Knowledge of current nursing, medical and health trends and practices in rendering of patient care.
- One year of acute care nursing experience preferred for areas other than medical surgical or step-down
- BLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required.
- ACLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required.
- PALS certification (through American Heart Association) is required
- 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.
- Successful completion of Department and Unit Orientation Program
you can reach me at 484 267 2256 - Ravikant
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $110,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Physical setting:
- Acute care
- Clinic
- Hospital
- Inpatient
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
- 3x12
- 4x10
- 5x8
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Rotating weekends
- Weekends as needed
Education:
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
- Cath lab: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN (Required)
- ACLS Certification (Required)
- PALS Certification (Required)
- NRP Certification (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- White Plains, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road