Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Ambulatory Surgery Center Manhasset, Days (1yr minimum OR exp required)
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Ambulatory Surgery Center in Manhasset. The nurse carries out patient-care responsibilities using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identification of expected outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The successful candidate provides competent, safe, and compassionate care in accordance with established NYU WUH Patient Care and Nursing Standards. As a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, the nurse formulates an initial plan of care with a physician or nurse practitioner and collaborates with the team to implement a comprehensive, patient-centered plan. The nurse uses assignment and delegation principles consistent with the New York State Nurse Practice Act. The role also involves coordinating patient care, supporting quality and safety improvement, and serving as a resource and preceptor for nursing staff and students.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited institution is required for employees hired after September 1, 2020; employees hired before that date are grandfathered.
- Current New York State Registered Professional Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- At least one year of operating-room experience.
Responsibilities
- Collect, assess, prioritize, and document patient healthcare data; work with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to establish realistic and measurable care plans and outcomes.
- Coordinate patient care safely, appropriately, and on time; support escalation processes; consider patients’ age-specific and cultural needs; and document interventions according to hospital standards.
- Determine patient and family learning needs, provide education about health status and the care plan, use EHR education tools, document learning outcomes, and evaluate and revise education plans.
- Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team; respond to changes in condition by modifying interventions and reporting, documenting, and evaluating their effectiveness.
- Coordinate and direct unit activities to provide care in a healing, humane, and caring environment.
- Analyze and contribute to unit throughput efficiencies and measures, including first case starts and room turnover.
- Comply with professional standards, the New York State Nurse Practice Act, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Organize staff assignments and delegate activities appropriately, distinguishing professional nursing responsibilities from tasks that may be delegated to ancillary staff.
- Complete annual education and mandatory or regulatory requirements and maintain supporting documentation.
- Serve as a support, resource, and preceptor for nursing staff and students.
- Engage in self-assessment and peer review, and use resources to support learning and professional development.
- Adhere to patient-care and nursing standards and clinical practice guidelines; participate in standards development and practice evaluation.
- Contribute to and use the unit practice council to appraise and influence practice.
- Analyze unit quality data and participate in improvement efforts tied to organizational quality and safety goals and nurse-sensitive quality indicators.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
- Financial security benefits.
- Generous time-off program.
- Employee resource groups for peer support.
- Holistic employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
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Job Type
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