Registered Nurse

Northwell•Village of New Hyde Park, NY

9h•$90,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides age-specific care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physical and psychosocial health, identifying care needs and expected outcomes, developing and revising individualized care plans, administering prescribed treatments and medications, documenting care, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The nurse supports patients and families through education, emotional support, discharge planning, and appropriate referrals, while maintaining patient safety and contributing to care improvement.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Interview patients, explain policies and procedures, review charts, answer questions, and assess physical and psychosocial health status, pain, mobility, sensory deficits, skin condition, coping mechanisms, comprehension, and care expectations.
Identify patient problems, desired outcomes, teaching needs, cultural and ethnic requirements, and support needs; develop measurable outcome criteria and individualized patient goals.
Develop, document, implement, reassess, and revise individualized plans of care in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
Prioritize care activities and coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication.
Maintain patient safety and vigilance, provide emotional support, and create a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere.
Administer prescribed treatments and medications safely and correctly; assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures; apply scientific principles and observe, report, and document patient responses.
Use patient-care equipment correctly and perform procedures including 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.
Document patient treatment, activity, condition, responses to interventions, assessments, and care plans according to departmental policy.
Act effectively during emergencies and communicate changes in patient condition or treatment to the Patient Care Manager/designee and/or physician, as appropriate.
Direct and delegate care-team assignments using clinical judgment and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Educate patients and significant others about conditions, medications, drug and food interactions, and other relevant care; evaluate teaching effectiveness and document feedback.
Participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals and post-hospital care, and provide discharge instructions.
Measure and document care effectiveness, perform variance analysis related to outcomes, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Perform related duties as required.