Registered Nurse, Per Diem, Interventional Radiology

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

9d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Per Diem position in Interventional Radiology. This role involves carrying out patient care responsibilities with an emphasis on decision-making related to the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse will provide competent, safe, and compassionate care based on established standards. As part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, the nurse will collaborate with providers to implement a comprehensive, patient-centered plan of care and utilize principles of assignment and delegation according to the NY State Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York
• Bachelors degree in Nursing from an accredited institution required
• Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills.

Nice To Haves

• Membership in pertinent professional organizations preferred.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a solid foundation and understanding of organizational goals as outlined within the quality and safety performance improvement plan (QSPIP) and nurse sensitive quality indicators.
• Collects, assesses and documents patient healthcare data.
• Involves patient/family and Interdisciplinary team to identify a plan of care and outcomes that are realistic and measurable.
• Prioritizes care based upon data collected.
• Documents assessment and reassessment in medical records.
• Implements interventions in the coordination of patient care in a safe, timely and appropriate manner and applies escalation process.
• Considers needs and behaviors of specific patient age groups and cultural groups in all patient care activities.
• Documents interventions per hospital standard.
• Educates the patient/family regarding health status and established plan of care.
• Determines learning needs of the patient/family. Implements an educational plan. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to modify expected outcomes.
• Documents learning outcomes of patient/family and revises education plan.
• Evaluates the patient's progress towards expected outcomes. Involves the patient/family and interdisciplinary team in the evaluation process, recognizes changes in patient condition, reports documents and evaluates the effectiveness of the intervention(s).
• Participates in and contributes to in unit activities to provide patient care in a healing, humane and caring environment.
• Demonstrates understanding of and contributes to unit throughput efficiencies and metrics.
• Complies with unit based and organizations professional standards, New York State Nurse Practice Act and regulations of relevant outside agencies.
• Exhibits appropriate judgement in delegated activities.
• Demonstrates ability to differentiate those activities which are in scope of professional nursing practice, and those that may be delegated to ancillary staff.
• Complies with annual education and mandatory/regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a support and resource for nursing staff and students.
• Engages in self-assessment and peer review; utilizes resources to meet individual learning need and promote professional development in clinical practice.
• Adheres to patient care and nursing standards in care delivery, and uses clinical practice guidelines (CPG).
• Attends unit practice councils (UPC) and utilizes the practice council structure to critically appraise and influence practice.

Benefits

• financial security benefits
• a generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level