Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Full Time - Days

About the Role

The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patient's health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with Physicians and multidisciplinary team members, and providing support to patients, visitors, and families. Responsible for assessing, planning, promoting, and evaluating quality patient care. The Registered Nurse provides teaching to patients, families, and the public, following the mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures of Mohawk Valley Health System.

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.
• Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, troubleshooting malfunctions, and maintaining equipment and inventories.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies, medication administration, and controlled substance regulations, utilizing universal precautions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Document patient care services by charting in patients’ medical records accurately and timely.
• Maintain continuity of care with the nursing team by communicating the plan of care and ensuring organized, planned, and delivered patient administration of care.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing orders, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional societies.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives, including continuing education and participation in hospital-wide and unit-specific teams.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among the healthcare team by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving.
• Provide service excellence to patients and their families/visitors, offering empathetic and compassionate patient-centered care.
• Professionally manage patient and family/visitor needs and concerns using AIDET and positive service recovery methods.
• Provide culturally sensitive care.
• Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED: Graduate of an accredited nursing program with an associate’s degree.
• PREFERRED: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program or higher degree.
• One or more years of experience in a related setting.

Licensure/Certification

• REQUIRED: Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• PREFERRED: Basic Life Support certification.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Job Details: Shift: Days, Shift Hours Worked: 8.00, FTE: 0.94, Work Schedule: NYSNA - 7.5 HR, Employee Status: Full-Time, Union: NYSNA, Pay Range: $40 - $56 per hour