Registered Nurse - CTICU - Full Time - Nights

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

2d•$40 - $56

About The Position

The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process and collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The role provides support to patients, visitors, and families; assesses, plans, promotes, and evaluates quality patient care; and teaches patients, families, and the public. The nurse follows the mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures of Mohawk Valley Health System. The Registered Nurse establishes rapport with patients and families, provides compassionate and culturally sensitive support, promotes patient independence through education, and delivers care in line with therapeutic standards and patient goals. The role includes safe medication practices, infection control, accurate and timely documentation, equipment and supply management, coordination of care with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams, and participation in professional development and quality improvement. The nurse provides patient-centered service, manages patient and family concerns professionally, and meets all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program with an associate’s degree.
Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program or a higher degree.
One or more years of experience in a related setting.
Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

Identify patient care requirements, establish rapport with patients and families, and understand the plan of care throughout the patient’s experience.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promote patient independence by setting care goals and teaching patients and families about disease processes, medications, and self-care.
Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against goals and standards, and making or recommending adjustments to meet patient needs.
Remain accountable for individual nursing practice and determine appropriate delegation of tasks to provide optimum patient care.
Ensure equipment is operational by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, arranging repairs, and maintaining equipment inventories.
Protect patients and employees by following infection-control policies, medication administration and controlled-substance regulations, and universal precautions.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment in compliance with procedures, rules, and regulations, and call for assistance when needed.
Document patient care accurately and promptly in medical records in accordance with licensure, regulatory, and hospital standards.
Communicate and coordinate the plan of care with the nursing team and multidisciplinary team to ensure services are organized and delivered with continuity.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Maintain nursing-supply inventory, anticipate supply needs, place and expedite orders, verify receipt, and use equipment and supplies appropriately.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through education, workshops, in-services, publications, networking, and professional societies.
Contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession through practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives, continuing education, hospital-wide and unit-specific teams, and efforts to improve nursing practice and patient safety.
Support cooperative relationships across the healthcare team through communication, responsiveness, rapport-building, and team problem-solving.
Provide empathetic, compassionate, patient-centered service that meets or exceeds patient and family expectations.
Manage patient and family or visitor needs and concerns professionally, using AIDET and positive service-recovery methods.
Respond to patient requests and refer them to the appropriate subject matter expert or decision-maker.
Provide culturally sensitive care.
Meet all MVHS and department competency and training requirements.
Perform other duties as required.