Registered Nurse Emergency Department Pathway– St. Peter’s Hospital - FT Nights

Trinity Health•Albany, NY

22h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse will work in the Observation/Clinical Decision Unit at St. Peter’s Hospital. The unit cares for patients admitted from the Emergency Department, with an expected length of stay of 24 hours or less. When observation admissions are low, the unit may function as a discharge lounge; during peak census, it may serve as a rapid admission unit to decompress the Emergency Department while patients await beds on medical/surgical units. The RN works closely with the Hospitalist and the case management/utilization management staff assigned to the unit. The role involves fast-paced care and frequent patient turnover. The RN assesses patient needs; plans nursing care addressing spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs; carries out and evaluates the plan of care; and modifies care according to patients’ age, growth, and development and the unit’s scope of services. The RN is accountable to the Nurse Manager for the quality of care delivered. When serving in a charge role, the RN also performs clinical and leadership functions, including assessing patient needs and planning care. St. Peter’s Health Partners describes itself as a Magnet Hospital in the Capital Region and highlights its 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 New York State.
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Ability to assess, plan, direct, intervene in, and evaluate patient care.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
At least 1 year of acute-care RN experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess the needs of each assigned patient.
Plan nursing care to meet patients’ spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs.
Carry out the plan of care through personal performance and/or leadership of supervised personnel.
Evaluate the plan of care.
Modify and deliver care appropriate to patients’ age, growth, and development and consistent with the unit’s scope of services.
Maintain accountability to the Nurse Manager for the quality of patient care delivered.
When serving in the charge role, perform clinical and leadership functions, assess patient needs, and plan nursing care.
Work closely with the Hospitalist and the case management/utilization management staff assigned to the unit.