RN - Per Diem - Adult MHU - Samaritan Hospital

Trinity Health•Troy, NY

4d•$40 - $53

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides care to patients in the Adult Mental Health Unit at Samaritan Hospital. The RN assesses each patient’s needs, plans nursing care that addresses spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs, and ensures the plan is carried out and evaluated. Care is modified to meet patients’ age, growth, and developmental needs within the unit’s scope of services. When serving in a charge role, the RN performs clinical and leadership functions, including assessing patient needs and planning care. The RN is directly accountable to the Nurse Manager for the quality of patient care delivered. This is a part-time, per-diem position with a rotating shift. The pay range is $40.00–$53.10 per hour; pay depends on experience, skills, and education, and may vary by location. The employer describes an orientation program, tuition allowance, career development, and positions and shifts intended to accommodate different schedules.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
Ability to assess, plan, direct, intervene in, and evaluate patient care.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess the needs of each assigned patient.
Plan nursing care to address patients’ spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs.
Ensure the plan of care is carried out through personal performance and/or leadership of supervised personnel, and evaluate the plan.
Modify and deliver care according to patients’ age, growth, and development and the unit’s scope of services.
When serving in a charge role, perform clinical and leadership functions, assess patient needs, and plan nursing care.
Remain directly accountable to the Nurse Manager for the quality of patient care delivered.