Registered Nurse (RN), Med Surge NMH, Per Diem

About the Organization

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses, and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and beyond. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees.

New Milford Hospital, an 85-bed hospital part of the Danbury Hospital Campus, has been serving the people of Litchfield County for more than 100 years. We are a top destination for advanced surgical services and offer world-class cancer, cardiac, and neuroscience care. Many of our employees have been working at New Milford Hospital for over 25 years, and some have multiple generations of family members as co-workers. Our commitment to caring for others extends to our team members, encouraging idea-sharing, celebrating efforts, and recognizing colleagues.

Accolades include:

• The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
• American Heart Association - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
• American College of Radiology - Mammography accreditation
• Nationally recognized Plow-to-Plate program

About the Role

Provides professional care and assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. Provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes.
• Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing
• Current CT Registered Nurse (RN) license
• BLS certification
• Medical/surgical experience

Preferred:

• BSN
• Telemetry experience
• Nursing certification

Working Conditions

• Significant manual skills, motor coordination, and finger dexterity
• Significant occupational risk
• Very heavy physical effort; may exert up to 50 lbs. of force
• Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Schedule

Per Diem, rotating shifts: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM and 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM.

Pay

Salary range: $58.50 per hour

Location

New Milford Hospital, 3East Med Surg Department