Registered Nurse - Maternity - Regular Time(0.75FTE) - Nights w/Call

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

4d•$40 - $56

About The Position

The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process and collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The role provides support to patients, visitors, and families, and is responsible for assessing, planning, promoting, and evaluating quality patient care. The Registered Nurse teaches patients, families, and the public and follows the mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures of Mohawk Valley Health System. The nurse identifies patient care requirements and builds rapport with patients and families while supporting the plan of care throughout the patient experience. The role provides compassionate emotional, psychological, and spiritual support; promotes patient independence through goal setting and education; and ensures quality care in accordance with therapeutic standards. The nurse is accountable for individual nursing practice and determines appropriate task delegation. Additional duties include maintaining equipment and supplies; following infection-control, medication-administration, and safety requirements; documenting care accurately and promptly; communicating and coordinating care with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams; protecting confidential information; and maintaining professional knowledge through education and professional participation. The nurse contributes to the advancement of the profession and quality improvement, provides culturally sensitive and patient-centered service, responds to patient and family needs, and meets MVHS and department competency and training requirements. This is a regular 0.75 FTE position in Maternity Services, working nights with call. The stated pay range is $40–$56 per hour.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program with an associate’s degree.
Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program or a higher degree.
One or more years of experience in a related setting.
Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

Identify patient care requirements, establish rapport with patients and families, and understand the plan of care throughout the patient experience.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promote patient independence by establishing care goals and teaching patients and families about disease processes, medications, and self-care skills; answer questions.
Ensure quality care by following therapeutic standards, evaluating outcomes against care goals and standards, and making or recommending adjustments.
Remain accountable for individual nursing practice and determine appropriate delegation of tasks.
Maintain equipment, complete preventive maintenance requirements, troubleshoot malfunctions, arrange repairs, and evaluate equipment and techniques.
Follow infection-control policies, medication-administration and controlled-substance regulations, and universal precautions.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment and request assistance from healthcare staff when needed.
Document patient care accurately and promptly in medical records in accordance with licensure, regulatory, and hospital standards.
Communicate and coordinate the plan of care with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams to ensure services are organized, planned, and delivered.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Monitor nursing supplies, anticipate needs, maintain inventory and PAR levels, and order and verify supplies.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, mandatory in-services, publications, professional networks, and professional societies.
Contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession through practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
Participate in quality-improvement initiatives, continuing education, hospital-wide and unit-specific teams, and efforts to improve nursing practice and safety outcomes.
Maintain cooperative relationships with the healthcare team through communication, responsiveness, rapport-building, and team problem-solving.
Provide empathetic, compassionate, patient-centered service that meets or exceeds patient and family expectations.
Address patient and family or visitor needs and concerns professionally using AIDET and positive service-recovery methods.
Respond to patient requests and refer them to an appropriate subject-matter expert or decision-maker when needed.
Provide culturally sensitive care.
Meet all MVHS and department competency and training requirements.
Perform other duties as required.