Registered Nurse (T&RC) - Dialysis Full Time Evenings

About the role

At Stony Brook Medicine, Registered Nurses diagnose and treat responses to actual or potential health problems using nursing methods and techniques such as case finding, health teaching, and counseling. Incumbents provide care supportive of and restorative to health and well-being while adhering to a medical regimen.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient’s condition and nursing needs.
• Coordinate nursing care activities with other health disciplines to relate and integrate the nursing regimen with the treatment plan.
• Develop a written individualized care plan including teaching needs and discharge planning.
• Administer direct care when professional nursing skills and judgment are needed.
• Administer medications.
• Practice infection control and participate in the maintenance of a clean and safe environment.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care to all assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patient’s condition and questions regarding patient care to Charge RN/Clinician.
• Develop and maintain current written plan of care for assigned patients.
• Set priorities to meet the patient’s needs and set patient goals and priorities with the patient and/or family.
• Provide documented evidence in the medical record of patient/family teaching and their responses and understanding of the teaching.
• Ensure that patient education and instructions are consistent with those of the physician or designee.
• Communicate and work effectively with other staff and departments.
• Participate in unit or hospital-based quality assurance activities or committees to contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession.

Working Conditions

Working conditions may involve exposure to infectious disease, blood, body fluids and/or tissue, as well as other unpleasant elements such as accidents, injuries, and illness. May be exposed to and required to handle varying unpredictable, emergency, and crisis situations. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours and pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. This position is classified by OSHA as Category 1.

Qualifications

• Possession of or eligibility for a license to practice as a registered nurse in New York State.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and at least one year of previous hospital acute care experience.
• Only licensed nurse experience in an acute care facility will be counted towards RN1 experience.

Acute care is defined as medical services provided for illnesses that are short-term (usually less than 30 days), intense, and have a relatively severe to very severe course, requiring knowledge and expertise in the vigilant monitoring of subtle changes in the patient’s condition, as well as ability to quickly recognize and identify potential problems and conditions resulting from a previous disease.