RN -PCU

Montefiore New Rochelle•City of New Rochelle, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN - PCU delivers nursing care by developing nursing diagnoses, establishing care objectives, defining interventions, supporting patients and their families, recognizing changing conditions and needs, and reevaluating care objectives. The role works with physicians and other healthcare team members to plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate patient care, while educating patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care. The nurse maintains a safe and healthy care environment, follows professional and organizational standards and applicable regulations, documents patient care, and helps keep care equipment and supplies ready and operational. The position is in the MNR PCU and ICU department in New Rochelle, New York, with a night shift scheduled from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM on varying nights.

Requirements

Associate degree required.
Completion of a nursing program and an active license.
Experience working in a clinical environment; the posting lists 1–3 years.
Knowledge of patient rights and laws related to those rights, such as HIPAA.
Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions acquired through basic nursing preparation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build comprehensive reports and convey information effectively.
New York Registered Nurse license required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions, communicating the nursing care plan and relevant information to the healthcare team, coordinating with other providers, supporting patients and families, and conferring with physicians.
Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting physical and psychological status and social factors, consulting with family and friends, establishing nursing diagnoses and care objectives, and defining interventions and schedules.
Teach patients and their families about care goals, conditions, medications, and self-care skills; answer questions and provide information and resources.
Evaluate patient care against therapeutic and patient-care standards, review records, identify changing conditions and needs, reevaluate objectives, and modify care plans.
Maintain quality care by adhering to professional standards, organizational policies and procedures, applicable federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards; maintain cooperative relationships among healthcare team members.
Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient-care environment by following infection-control, medication, controlled-substance, organizational, and legal requirements, and alerting others to potential concerns.
Document patient-care services in patient and department records.
Protect confidential information and caution others about potential breaches.
Keep patient-care equipment operating by following instructions and procedures, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and requesting repairs.
Keep patient-care supplies ready by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipts, and stocking items.
Improve nursing knowledge through educational workshops, professional publications, networking, benchmarking practices, and participation in professional societies.
Support nursing and organizational success by responding to related, different, and new requests and helping others accomplish job results.