Per Diem Registered Nurse - Main PACU, Nights

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care across numerous medical and surgical specialties. As a major regional healthcare resource, it is deeply committed to medical education and research, providing a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services. Equity and inclusion are fundamental values at NYU Langone Health, fostering an environment where talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive by embracing individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

This position involves practicing in accordance with the American Nurses Association's (ANA) scope and standards of nursing practice. The successful candidate will utilize clinical expertise to plan and deliver safe, therapeutic, and population-specific patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. With the patient and family at the center of care, the role incorporates the unique characteristics and needs of each patient and family member. Collaboration within a multidisciplinary Healthcare team is essential to promote wellness and optimize patient outcomes. The role also includes leadership responsibilities such as orienting, mentoring, and managing team members to ensure quality care is delivered with compassion, dignity, respect, and efficiency. Participation in unit, departmental, and/or institutional performance improvement initiatives that impact patient, family, and service outcomes based on professional practice standards is also expected.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required for employees hired after 9/1/2020 (those who were hired prior to 9/1/2020 are grandfathered).
• Current and valid New York State Registered Nurse license.
• Current and valid BLS certification.
• Knowledge of standards of practice for all areas of patient care.
• Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• 1 - 2 years Nursing experience.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Evaluates his her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Collaborates with the healthcare consumer, family, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Demonstrates leadership in the profession and the professional practice setting.
• Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
• Contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Practices ethically using the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Coordinates care delivery.
• Implements the identified plan.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or situation.

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level