Registered Nurse - CTICU - Full Time - Nights

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

3d•$40 - $56

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Cardiothoracic ICU 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 and is responsible for assessing, planning, promoting, and evaluating quality patient care. The nurse also teaches patients, families, and the public and follows Mohawk Valley Health System’s mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures. The position is full-time, works nights, and has a 0.9 FTE with 12-hour shifts. The listed pay range is $40–$56 per hour. The employee is represented by NYSNA.

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 by establishing rapport with patients and families and understanding the plan of care throughout the patient’s experience.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promote patient independence by establishing care goals and teaching patients, friends, and family about disease processes, medications, and self-care skills.
Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against care goals and standards, and making or recommending adjustments.
Remain accountable for individual nursing practice and determine appropriate delegation of tasks.
Ensure equipment is operational by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, arranging repairs, maintaining inventories, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
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 and request assistance from healthcare staff when needed.
Document patient care accurately and promptly in medical records according to licensure and regulatory or hospital standards.
Maintain continuity of care by communicating the plan of care and coordinating with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Maintain nursing supplies inventory, anticipate supply needs, place and expedite orders, verify receipts, and use equipment and supplies appropriately.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, mandatory in-services, professional publications, networks, 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.
Promote cooperative relationships among 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 appropriate subject-matter experts or decision-makers.
Provide culturally sensitive care.
Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.
Perform other duties as required.