3B/3C Acute Inpatient-Day/Evening

About the role

Arnot Health offers patient-centered, comprehensive health services to the Southern Tier of New York. Campuses include Arnot Ogden Medical Center and St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira; Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath, NY; and over 40 medical offices in the Southern Tier. Arnot Health is affiliated with more than 300 physicians from 50+ specialties. Arnot Health is a member of Centralus Health, a community-based integrated delivery system. Our mission is to deliver high-quality care, empower our teams to succeed, and improve the wellbeing of the communities we serve.

As a Registered Nurse on our 3B/3C Units you will be provided flexible scheduling, a collaborative team atmosphere, and a dynamic environment that sharpens your skills. You'll play a vital role in patient care, gain continuous learning opportunities and enjoy job security in this essential high demand field.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with a variety of needs.
• Use a person-centered care approach in the development of care, and effectively prioritize patient needs that are both expected and unanticipated.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills to interact with other health care professional and patients.
• Demonstrate competence and resourcefulness in the implementation of the technical skills required to care for the patient.
• Demonstrates initiative in remaining current in the organization and department policies, procedures, and standards.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care giving, shows follow through on delivery, demonstrates critical thinking skills by making appropriate clinical decisions, proactively addresses actual and potential problems, and executing compliant clinical documentation.
• Assist with educating patients and families and serves as a resource on department standards for patient care.

Requirements

• Current NYS Registered Nurse license or eligible. Graduate Nurses welcome to apply.
• Must obtain BLS and ACLS certification prior to completion of the introductory period.

Physical Demands

• Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., Use of computer keyboard).
• May require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs), including boxes, equipment, IV solutions.
• Stooping and kneeling (e.g., to pick up items from the floor, to remove and replace items on lower shelves and to file documents in lower file drawers).
• Sitting, walking, or standing for long periods of time may be necessary.
• Must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.