Registered Nurse - PD

Northwell•Plainview, NY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying expected outcomes, formulating and implementing individualized plans of care, and evaluating care effectiveness. The nurse administers medications and treatments safely, performs skin and decubitus care, provides patient and family education, supports discharge planning, and maintains accurate documentation. The nurse collaborates with the care team and provides direction to other team members as appropriate.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
If hired after September 1, 2010, must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
BCLS certification.
ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including relevant body systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain management needs.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including expectations, coping mechanisms, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements.
Communicate and document patient status, assessments, and plans of care.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, teaching needs, and individualized patient outcomes and goals.
Formulate and prioritize plans of care, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment correctly, reassess patients, and revise plans as needed.
Observe, report, and document patients’ conditions, treatments, activities, and responses to medical and nursing interventions.
Respond effectively to emergency situations and provide emotional support to patients and significant others.
Participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care and patient outcomes, perform variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve care in the unit.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, assist with treatments or diagnostic procedures, and communicate changes in patient condition.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to patient care and support staff and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
Administer and document medications correctly and safely, including IV push medications according to department policy and procedure; prepare local solutions and IV drips; and educate patients about drug and food interactions.
Participate in patient and family education, identify teaching opportunities, evaluate teaching effectiveness, and document the results.
Perform related duties as required.