RN – Outpatient Surgery Clinic

About the role

Guthrie Cortland General Surgery is seeking a dedicated and skilled Registered Nurse to join their high-performing surgical team at the Cortland Renzi Health Campus. This full-time role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced surgeons and surgical providers in a collaborative environment focused on safety, excellence, and personalized patient care.

Responsibilities

• Employs Nursing Professional Practice: Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients' care. Develops updates and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum.
• Maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served.
• Advocates: Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve.
• Facilitates Learning: Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including students.
• Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes.
• Engages in Professional Development: Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards. Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence-based practice.
• Leader in Practice Setting & Community: demonstrates leadership as change agents using the collaborative leadership skills of advocacy, influence and innovation. In partnering with colleagues appropriately delegates, coordinates care, and collaborates with others as equal members of the inter-professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge.
• Participates in the planning and presentation of educational programs.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse in the State of Practice.
• BSN in Nursing preferred.
• One year of experience as a Registered Nurse, or less if transitioning from the NLRN Program.
• BLS certification.
• ACTL is unit dependent.
• PALS is unit dependent.

Qualifications

• Education: Registered Nurse in the State of Practice. BSN in Nursing preferred.
• Experience: One year of experience as a Registered Nurse, or less if transitioning from the NLRN Program.
• Certification: Specialty Certification is preferred.

Skills

• Proficiency in Information Technology, such as electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and equipment necessary to perform essential functions of the position.
• Skilled to work with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
• Ability to use independent, critical judgment in all aspects of patient care delivery.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills that convey a positive and supportive attitude.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations.

Benefits

• Up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus.
• $10,000 Referral Bonus.
• Relocation Assistance: Up to $12,000 to help ease your move.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $7,500 annually after just 90 days.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: With company matching from day one.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one.
• Immediate PTO Accrual: Begin earning paid time off your first day.

Pay

The payrate for this position is $37.50 - $53.06.