Registered Nurse (Invasive Cardiology)

Northwell•Manhasset, NY

1d•$62 - $94

About The Position

Performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments. Uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current New York State license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.
Must enroll in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN degree within five years of the job entry date.
Specialized certifications as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Interview patients, explain policies and procedures, review charts, and answer patient questions courteously.
Assess patients’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental health, including pain, mobility, sensory deficits, skin condition, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic needs.
Document patient health status, psychological status, assessments, care plans, treatments, activities, conditions, and responses to interventions using departmental documentation methods.
Identify patient problems and outcomes, establish outcome criteria and individualized goals, and determine teaching needs.
Plan and prioritize care activities, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement, reassess, and revise plans of care; maintain patient safety and provide emotional support.
Administer prescribed treatments and medications safely and correctly, use patient-care equipment, and perform procedures according to scientific principles and facility procedures.
Observe patients during treatments and procedures, report changes, and respond effectively to emergencies.
Coordinate care-team activities, provide direction and delegate assignments using clinical judgment, and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures and keep the Patient Care Manager or designee and physicians informed of relevant changes in patients’ conditions or treatments.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as needed.
Educate patients and significant others about their condition, medications, drug and food interactions, and discharge instructions; evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide for post-hospital care.
Measure and document care effectiveness, conduct variance analysis related to outcome data, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.