RN (Emergency Room - Part time)

Northwell•New York, NY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients, using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other healthcare 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' physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying outcomes and individualized goals, formulating and implementing plans of care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. The nurse maintains patient safety, administers treatments and medications, documents care and patient responses, communicates with patients and families, supports discharge planning and education, and collaborates with other care team members. The position also involves decubitus and other skin care procedures, responding effectively to emergencies, and performing related duties as required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
If hired after September 1, 2010, must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.
Two years of Med/Surg or Telemetry experience is highly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
BCLS preferred.
ACLS preferred.
Two years of Med/Surg or Telemetry experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status; mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain.
Interview patients, explain policies and procedures, review charts, answer questions, and communicate and document patient status and plans of care.
Assess psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic requirements, and patient expectations; document findings and identify appropriate support services.
Identify patient problems, teaching needs, measurable outcomes, and individualized goals.
Develop and document plans of care, establish priorities, coordinate appropriate and cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, reassess patients, revise plans as needed, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment, and provide emotional support.
Perform procedures safely and efficiently, observe and report patient conditions during treatments, and maintain accurate documentation according to departmental policy.
Respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies; communicate with patients’ families or caretakers; participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, perform variance analysis for performance improvement, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members, interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens, assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures, and communicate changes in patient condition or treatment.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to patient care, support care, and clerical service associates and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care and preventive skin care, apply simple dressings using aseptic technique, apply warm and cold compresses, perform irrigations, and carry out other skin-care procedures as necessary.
Administer medications safely and correctly; demonstrate medication knowledge, prepare local solutions and IV drips, administer and document medications including IV push medications according to policy, and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Educate patients and families about conditions and care, communicate assessment data to care team members and appropriate agencies, use health-teaching resources, plan for discharge and referrals, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.