Registered Nurse (RN) - Float

Northwell Health•Staten Island, NY

23h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Float performs age-specific assessments and develops, implements, and evaluates individualized plans of care for a designated group of patients. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and carry out treatments and procedures, and uses clinical judgment and leadership skills 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 problems and expected outcomes, prioritizing care, administering treatments and medications, providing patient and family education, and planning for discharge. The nurse monitors and documents patients’ conditions and responses, responds to emergencies, evaluates care outcomes, and participates in performance improvement. Duties also include skin and decubitus care, supporting other care team members, and performing related duties as required.

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.
Additional site-specific qualifications may apply.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic needs, and expectations of care; document findings and care plans.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, determine teaching needs, develop measurable outcomes, and establish individualized goals.
Formulate and document prioritized plans of care, coordinating the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication and collaborating with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, reassess patients, revise care as needed, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment correctly, and provide emotional support.
Perform procedures safely and efficiently; observe and document patients’ conditions, treatments, activities, and responses to interventions using departmental documentation methods.
Respond effectively to emergencies and help maintain a calm, quiet, restful environment.
Communicate with patients’ families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care, document outcomes, perform variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to plan and carry out treatment regimens; assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures; communicate changes in patients’ conditions; and delegate assignments to patient care, support care, and clerical associates while ensuring timely completion.
Perform grade I-IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressing changes using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
Administer medications safely and correctly, including IV push medication in accordance with department policy; prepare local solutions and IV drips; document administration; and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Educate patients and families about patients’ conditions, communicate pertinent assessment information to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, arrange referrals for post-hospital care, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.