Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Per Diem

NYU Langone Health•Patchogue, NY

23h•Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is hiring a per diem 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 and that of their families or support systems. The role includes assessing patient needs, planning and implementing care, monitoring and evaluating progress, and documenting relevant observations. The nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary health team, directs care delivered by other nursing team members, and participates in orienting new employees. The position serves patients and families in an operating-room setting and requires compliance with nursing service policies and procedures, medication practices, patient-safety standards, and professional and ethical nursing standards. The role also supports continuity of care, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, and the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers.

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.
BLS certification; BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications, where required, must be through the American Heart Association.
For Operating Room RNs hired externally from outside the organization or department: at least two years of operating-room experience; other employees must have relevant operating-room work experience.
Per diem RN candidates or employees must have at least one to two years of experience in the relevant department.
Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and families while recognizing cultural diversity.
Demonstrated customer-service excellence.
Ability to communicate clearly in verbal and written formats.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collect patient health data with input from the patient, family, and other healthcare providers; perform initial and ongoing assessments and document relevant findings.
Identify actual or potential patient and family care needs, including cultural, ethnic, spiritual, comfort, pain-management, and learning needs; establish individualized expected outcomes.
Develop and communicate a family-centered plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and appropriate healthcare providers, incorporating discharge planning and patient education.
Implement the plan of care, monitor patients, adapt nursing procedures to individual needs, and collaborate with team members on interventions.
Assign or delegate tasks in accordance with the state nurse practice act and each caregiver’s knowledge and skills.
Administer medications in compliance with applicable policies and procedures, demonstrating knowledge of drug administration, incompatibilities, contraindications, and adverse effects; seek resources when needed.
Evaluate progress toward outcomes, document responses to interventions, and revise expected outcomes and the plan of care as needed.
Identify barriers to desired outcomes and use resources to reduce their impact; include the patient, family, and healthcare providers in evaluation.
Maintain patient safety, uphold ethical standards and patient rights, and participate in activities that support customer satisfaction.
Participate in evaluating nursing practice and quality, and support measures to improve practice.
Maintain effective working relationships with staff and other departments; contribute to peers’ and healthcare providers’ professional development and facilitate resolution of patient-care or unit-functioning issues.
Seek assistance from the Nurse Manager or Nursing Administrative Supervisor when needed, accept feedback, and participate in performance appraisal and professional development.
Work with management to improve the care environment for patients, families, and personnel.
Maintain knowledge of nursing-service principles, policies, and procedures through learning activities, and comply with staff-meeting attendance requirements.
Participate in orienting new employees.