Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Full Time Days

NYU Langone Health•Village of Patchogue, NY

1d•$111,371 - $144,121

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Operating Room. The nurse provides professional nursing care in accordance with physician treatment plans to support patients’ comfort and well-being. The role involves assessing patient needs, planning and implementing care, monitoring and documenting patient progress, and working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary health team to meet patients’ holistic needs. The nurse also directs care delivered by other nursing team members and participates in the orientation of new employees. The position is full-time, with a days schedule of 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The salary range is $111,370.88 to $144,120.88 annually; actual salary depends on factors including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The listed range excludes bonuses, incentive pay, differential pay, and other forms of compensation or benefits.

Requirements

Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice acquired through completion of a two-year program at an accredited School of Nursing.
Current New York State Registered Professional Nurse license.
For external candidates to the organization or department applying for the Operating Room RN role: at least two years of Operating Room experience. Other employees must have relevant Operating Room work experience.
Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and families while recognizing cultural diversity.
Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
Analytical ability to assess clinical situations or unit problems and develop solutions.
Ability to maintain knowledge and proficiency in the clinical area and age group served.
Ability to frequently lift or carry more than 75 pounds and push or pull more than 100 pounds.
Ability to frequently bend, squat, kneel, climb steps or a ladder, and reach above the shoulders.
BLS certification, de-escalation training, and ACLS are listed in the general minimum qualifications; BLS and ACLS must be through AHA. The posting also lists role-specific certifications for other nursing departments.

Nice To Haves

The preferred qualifications listed are for other nursing specialties: one year of ED RN experience; one year of Med Surg experience for Med Surg Float Pool; one year of ICU/SDU experience for Critical Care; and, for ASU RN, PALS preferred and Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia (e.g., CAPA).

Responsibilities

Collect patient health data with input from patients, families, and other health care providers; perform initial and ongoing assessments and document relevant findings.
Identify patient problems, individualized expected outcomes, care needs, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual considerations, comfort and pain management needs, and patient or family knowledge deficits.
Develop and communicate a family-centered plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and appropriate health care providers; incorporate discharge planning and teaching.
Implement the plan of care, monitor patients, adapt nursing procedures to individual needs, and provide education to patients and families.
Maintain a safe environment, recognize hazards, and assign or delegate tasks according to applicable practice requirements and caregivers’ knowledge and skills.
Administer medications in accordance with policy and procedure, demonstrate knowledge of medications and their risks, and seek appropriate resources when uncertain.
Evaluate patient progress, document responses and revisions to care, and use ongoing assessment data to update outcomes and plans.
Identify barriers to desired outcomes and use available resources to reduce their impact; involve patients, families, and health care providers in evaluation.
Provide ethical care that respects patients’ rights and participate in activities supporting customer satisfaction and quality improvement.
Maintain effective working relationships, contribute to peers’ professional development, facilitate resolution of patient-care or unit-functioning issues, and seek assistance from nursing leadership when needed.
Maintain knowledge of nursing service principles, policies, and procedures through learning activities, and comply with staff meeting attendance requirements.
Direct nursing care delivered by other team members and participate in the orientation of new employees.