Registered Nurse - Nursery - Regular Time (0.75FTE) - Days w/Call (UTICA, NY)

Promote and restore patients' health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, and providing support to patients, visitors, and families.

Responsibilities

• Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families and understanding the plan of care throughout the patient’s experience.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends, and family to understand the disease process, medications, and self-care skills; and providing time to answer questions.
• Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, and making or recommending adjustments to the patient’s needs.
• Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determining the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimum patient care.
• Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and controlled substance regulations, and utilizing universal precautions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care staff.
• Document patient care services by charting in patients’ medical records accurately and timely in accordance with licensure and regulatory/hospital standards.
• Maintain continuity of care with the nursing team by communicating the plan of care and following through with the multidisciplinary team to ensure organized, planned, and delivered patient care.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory and PAR level; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies to accomplish the job.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, mandatory in-services, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Participate in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives, including continuing education, participation in hospital-wide and unit-specific teams, and identifying nursing practice areas for quality improvement and safe outcomes.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among the healthcare team by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating in team problem-solving.
• Provide service excellence to patients and their families/visitors by offering empathetic and compassionate patient-centered care that meets or exceeds expectations.
• Professionally manage patient and family/visitor needs and concerns using AIDET and positive service recovery methods.
• Respond to patient requests and make active referrals to subject matter experts/decision-makers who can fulfill the patient request.
• Provide culturally sensitive care.
• Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with an associate’s degree.
• Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program or higher degree.
• One or more years of experience in a related setting.
• Basic Life Support certification.

Pay

$40 - $56 per hour

Schedule

• Shift: Days
• Shift Hours Worked: 12.50
• FTE: 0.75 (60 hours per two weeks)
• Work Schedule: NYSNA - 12 HR