Registered Nurse - ICU - Full Time - Nights

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

1d•$40 - $56

About The Position

The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, while supporting patients, visitors, and families. The nurse assesses, plans, promotes, and evaluates quality patient care; provides education to patients, families, and the public; and follows Mohawk Valley Health System’s mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures. The role provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care; supports patient independence through education and goal-setting; coordinates care with the healthcare team; and maintains accurate, timely documentation and confidentiality. The nurse is accountable for individual nursing practice, delegates tasks appropriately, follows safety and infection-control practices, and maintains equipment and supplies. The position also involves professional development, participation in quality-improvement initiatives, and meeting MVHS and departmental competency and training requirements. Other duties may be assigned as required.

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 and establish rapport with patients and families while understanding 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, friends, and families about disease processes, medications, and self-care skills, while answering questions.
Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against care goals and standards, and making or recommending adjustments to meet patient needs.
Remain accountable for individual nursing practice and determine appropriate delegation of tasks to provide optimum patient care.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, 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 work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations and seeking assistance from healthcare staff when needed.
Document patient care accurately and promptly in medical records in accordance with licensure and regulatory and hospital standards.
Coordinate continuity of care with the nursing team and multidisciplinary team, communicating the plan of care and organizing, planning, and delivering services.
Protect patient confidentiality and operational information.
Maintain nursing supply inventory, anticipate needs, place and expedite orders, verify receipts, and use equipment and supplies appropriately.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, mandatory in-services, professional publications, 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 safe 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.
Manage patient and family or visitor needs and concerns professionally using AIDET and positive service-recovery methods.
Respond to patient requests and refer them to appropriate subject-matter experts or decision-makers.
Provide culturally sensitive care.
Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.
Perform other duties as required.