Registered Nurse - IMCU - Full Time - Days

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

1d•$40 - $56

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Intermediate Care Unit promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process and collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The nurse provides support to patients, visitors, and families and is responsible for assessing, planning, promoting, and evaluating quality patient care. The nurse also teaches patients, families, and the public and follows the mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures of Mohawk Valley Health System. The role includes providing compassionate, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care; supporting patient independence through education; maintaining safe, high-quality care; documenting and coordinating care; and contributing to professional development and quality improvement. The nurse communicates with the healthcare team, manages patient and family concerns professionally, meets all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements, and performs other duties as required. This is a full-time, day-shift position with a 0.9 FTE and 12.5 hours worked per shift. The 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 by establishing rapport with patients and families and understanding the plan of care throughout the patient’s 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.
Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards and measuring health outcomes against care goals and standards; make or recommend adjustments to meet patient needs.
Remain accountable for individual nursing practice and determine appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the obligation to provide optimum patient care.
Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, arranging repairs, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
Protect patients and employees by following infection-control policies, medication-administration and controlled-substance regulations, and universal precautions.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment and call for assistance from healthcare staff when needed.
Document patient care accurately and promptly in medical records in accordance with licensure, regulatory, and hospital standards.
Maintain continuity of care by communicating the plan of care and coordinating with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
Protect confidential information and maintain patient confidence.
Maintain nursing-supply inventory, anticipate supply needs, place and expedite orders, and verify receipt of supplies.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through education, workshops, in-services, professional publications, networking, and participation in 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.
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 the appropriate subject-matter expert or decision-maker.
Provide culturally sensitive care.
Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.
Perform other duties as required.