Registered Nurse 2, Lactation Consultant, NS32 Pediatrics

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University•Brooklyn, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors. Bargaining Unit: PEF Job Summary: The Department of Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse 2, Lactation Consultant, NS 32 Pediatrics. Distinguishing Characteristics Advanced performance level; provides direct nursing care to individuals in an acute care environment requiring advanced clinical interventions; performs professional nursing functions in three areas: direct individual care, preceptor, and clinical management. Illustrative Duties Direct Individual Care: Provides nursing care to individuals in an acute care environment requiring complex nursing skills; uses advanced knowledge and skill in nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation activities. Observes and responds to individual emergency situations, and sets priorities for care based on individual acuity, preferences, and the possibility of effective intervention. Implements nursing interventions in response to changes in individual status and unusual circumstances. Interprets assessment data to determine if individuals are at physiological or psychosocial risk. Takes steps to decrease stress and increase the effectiveness of individual coping mechanisms; uses effective communication strategies with individuals, families, staff, and the general public. Assesses individual status upon entry to the hospital and throughout hospitalization. Identifies implications of individuals’ statuses and prioritizes data collection based on individuals’ immediate needs. Identifies safety and security risks to promote a culture of safety and to prevent injury and harm to individuals, visitors, and staff. Preceptor: Guides lower-level, and new to specialty, registered nurses in choosing nursing interventions, developing skills, and applying knowledge. Serves as a resource nurse for staff members, orienting new staff and providing feedback on nursing skills for specialty care areas. Develops and maintains care standards knowledge bases for specialty care areas and develops care guidelines for unit-specific individual populations. Maintains a minimum standard of continuing education for specialty areas. Evaluates and assesses individual staff and nursing student development needs. Counsels and implements a variety of teaching strategies to meet those needs in consultation with nursing management staff. Participates in in-service and other educational programs related to clinical specialties. May identify, develop, and implement nursing research studies on clinical units, in consultation with medical staff consultants. Clinical Management: Consults and coordinates with other health care team members to resolve complex clinical issues and develop short and long-term clinical goals for assigned units. Integrates and evaluates clinical care knowledge specific to the needs of unit individuals; develops unit-specific policies and procedures in consultation with nursing management staff. Identifies and implements corrective actions to improve the quality of individual care; may oversee equipment testing and supplies. Leads and attends various hospital committees. Assists Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (T&RC) staff with implementing and achieving unit operating changes; may take charge of a unit in the absence of a Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (T&RC). Resolves individual relation issues. Identifies and reports issues related to individual care, operation, and quality outcomes. Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates solutions.

Requirements

Promotion: possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and 1-year of service as a Registered Nurse 1 (T&RC).
Open Competitive: possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience in the acute care specialty area.
Substitution: a Bachelor’s Degree in nursing may substitute for 1-year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master’s degree in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Provides nursing care to individuals in an acute care environment requiring complex nursing skills
Uses advanced knowledge and skill in nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation activities
Observes and responds to individual emergency situations, and sets priorities for care based on individual acuity, preferences, and the possibility of effective intervention
Implements nursing interventions in response to changes in individual status and unusual circumstances
Interprets assessment data to determine if individuals are at physiological or psychosocial risk
Takes steps to decrease stress and increase the effectiveness of individual coping mechanisms
Uses effective communication strategies with individuals, families, staff, and the general public
Assesses individual status upon entry to the hospital and throughout hospitalization
Identifies implications of individuals’ statuses and prioritizes data collection based on individuals’ immediate needs
Identifies safety and security risks to promote a culture of safety and to prevent injury and harm to individuals, visitors, and staff
Guides lower-level, and new to specialty, registered nurses in choosing nursing interventions, developing skills, and applying knowledge
Serves as a resource nurse for staff members, orienting new staff and providing feedback on nursing skills for specialty care areas
Develops and maintains care standards knowledge bases for specialty care areas and develops care guidelines for unit-specific individual populations
Maintains a minimum standard of continuing education for specialty areas
Evaluates and assesses individual staff and nursing student development needs
Counsels and implements a variety of teaching strategies to meet those needs in consultation with nursing management staff
Participates in in-service and other educational programs related to clinical specialties
May identify, develop, and implement nursing research studies on clinical units, in consultation with medical staff consultants
Consults and coordinates with other health care team members to resolve complex clinical issues and develop short and long-term clinical goals for assigned units
Integrates and evaluates clinical care knowledge specific to the needs of unit individuals
Develops unit-specific policies and procedures in consultation with nursing management staff
Identifies and implements corrective actions to improve the quality of individual care
May oversee equipment testing and supplies
Leads and attends various hospital committees
Assists Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (T&RC) staff with implementing and achieving unit operating changes
May take charge of a unit in the absence of a Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (T&RC)
Resolves individual relation issues
Identifies and reports issues related to individual care, operation, and quality outcomes
Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates solutions