Staff Nurse FP

Montefiore Health System•New York, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYSNA float pool is the home-based unit for these registered nurses. Nurses assigned to the float pool work in units across the organization according to operational need and their competencies. The Montefiore RN maintains nursing practice standards defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and Nursing's Social Policy Statement. The RN supports Montefiore Medical Center’s vision, mission, values, and balanced scorecard performance measures; participates in performance improvement and research activities; maintains professional practice standards and clinical expertise; demonstrates leadership; and meets core and unit-specific competencies for the patient population served. The role coordinates and provides comprehensive, patient-focused nursing care, develops and updates plans of care with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team, and evaluates patient progress and responses to interventions. The nurse delegates care appropriately, maintains a safe care environment, communicates effectively, supports patient rights and cultural diversity, and contributes to the development of colleagues and the nursing profession. The position is based in the Bronx, New York, and is scheduled for night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM on an alternate work schedule.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing required.
At least two years of critical care experience required.
Less than one year of work in a hospital or clinic setting required, as stated in the posting.
New York State Registered Professional Nurse license and current registration, or a valid permit to practice as an RN in New York State, required upon hire.
Specialty certification required upon hire.
Basic Life Support training required upon hire.
Infection Control training required upon hire.
OHS Fit Test required.
OHS Annual Assessment required.
Medium proficiency using basic data entry and retrieval systems.
Medium proficiency in written and oral English communication.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate leadership in coordinating and delivering patient care, including coordinating interdisciplinary plans of care and assuming charge nurse assignments.
Ensure assigned patients have documented plans of care, complete patient care assignments, and maintain care plans consistent with accepted length-of-stay parameters.
Delegate aspects of patient care according to team members’ capabilities and responsibilities, verify completion, and escalate concerns in accordance with policy.
Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, assess and document their care wishes, and include them in care planning.
Orient and develop associates through mentorship and assigned preceptorship.
Systematically assess patients and families, document assessments and care, and evaluate and document responses to nursing, interdisciplinary, and teaching interventions.
Complete admission assessments within eight hours and initiate teaching and discharge plans within 24 hours of admission; update plans as patient and family needs change.
Use critical thinking and clinical decision-making to optimize patient outcomes and address actual or potential risk management, quality-of-care, and ethical issues.
Evaluate patient progress toward health goals, identify variances, initiate interventions, update plans of care, and participate and communicate in daily interdisciplinary team rounds.
Develop, coordinate, and provide direct, patient-focused care using standards of practice, critical pathways, age-specific guidelines, and patient care guidelines.
Provide a safe environment, orient patients and families to the care environment, administer medications according to policy, respond to urgent and emergent situations, use restraints according to guidelines, and use equipment in accordance with policy.
Apply nursing knowledge, research, and evidence-based practice in care and clinical judgment; address patients’ biopsychosocial and spiritual needs.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members; protect patient rights, information, and privacy; respect cultural diversity; and communicate plans of care to patients and families within 24 hours of admission and daily.
Assess and document advanced care directives, identify patient satisfaction or dissatisfaction with care plans, resolve concerns where possible, and escalate issues as appropriate.
Maintain collaborative and collegial relationships with healthcare team members and document legibly.
Maintain competencies and participate in professional development, peer review, education, mentoring, performance improvement initiatives, committees, and in-services.
Comply with written policies, procedures, standards of practice, dress code, attendance and punctuality policies, licensure and registration requirements, and mandatory certifications and competencies.
Demonstrate respect, effective communication, sensitivity, professionalism, courtesy, and a willingness to assist others.