Registered Nurse, Outpatient Pediatric Infusion, Per Diem (weekends only)

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Nurse, Outpatient Pediatric Infusion, Per Diem (weekends only). In this role, the successful candidate carries out patient care responsibilities with emphasis on decision-making related to the steps in the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identification of expected outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Provides competent, safe, and compassionate care based on established NYU Langone Health Patient Care and Nursing Standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a solid foundation and understanding of organizational goals as outlined within the quality and safety performance improvement plan (QSPIP) and nurse-sensitive quality indicators (e.g., HAPU, CAUTI, CLABSI, Falls).
• Collects, assesses, and documents patient healthcare data.
• Involves patient/family and the interdisciplinary team to identify a plan of care and outcomes that are realistic and measurable.
• Prioritizes care based upon data collected.
• Documents assessment and reassessment in medical records.
• Implements interventions in the coordination of patient care in a safe, timely, and appropriate manner and applies the escalation process.
• Considers needs and behaviors of specific patient age groups and cultural groups in all patient care activities.
• Documents interventions per hospital standard.
• Educates the patient/family regarding health status and the established plan of care.
• Determines learning needs of the patient/family, implements an educational plan, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to modify expected outcomes.
• Documents learning outcomes of patient/family and revises the education plan (including utilization of EHR education tools).
• Evaluates the patient's progress towards expected outcomes, involves the patient/family and interdisciplinary team in the evaluation process, recognizes changes in patient condition, reports, documents, and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions.
• Participates in and contributes to unit activities to provide patient care in a healing, humane, and caring environment.
• Demonstrates understanding of and contributes to unit throughput efficiencies and metrics (e.g., DBN, door to triage, assign to occupy, first case starts, room turnover).
• Complies with unit-based and organizational professional standards, New York State Nurse Practice Act, and regulations of relevant outside agencies (e.g., NY State Department of Health, The Joint Commission).
• Exhibits appropriate judgment in delegated activities and differentiates between activities within the scope of professional nursing practice and those that may be delegated to ancillary staff.
• Complies with annual education and mandatory/regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a support and resource for nursing staff and students.
• Engages in self-assessment and peer review, utilizes resources to meet individual learning needs, and promotes professional development in clinical practice.
• Adheres to patient care and nursing standards in care delivery and uses clinical practice guidelines (CPG).
• Attends unit practice councils (UPC) and utilizes the practice council structure to critically appraise and influence practice.

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities

• MUST be APHON Certified.
• Will perform infusions.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution required.
• Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association.
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills.

Required Licenses

• Registered Nurse License-NYS.
• Basic Life Support Cert.

Preferred Qualifications

• Membership in pertinent professional organizations preferred.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $1.44 - $1.44 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.