RN Senior Level III

About the role

The Senior Level III RN provides expert patient care, serves as a unit staff mentor, coordinates patient care, and supports peers in the delivery of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a unit staff mentor and has increased responsibilities that may include staff orientation, patient care coordination, shift charge nurse, and/or other unit/service/nursing department, or hospital practice activities.
• Assumes an expanded unit role as assigned by Nurse Manager.
• Supports peers in the delivery of patient care, uses and role models team communication methods, and coaches others in team communication principles.
• Documents care that reflects the patient condition and priorities and coaches others to use professional and complete documentation.
• Provides support to team problem solving.
• Identifies opportunities for self-growth and takes a leadership role for the development of other learners.
• Contributes to a safe unit environment and operations by interpreting policy and procedures, sharing new evidence with peers, adhering to standards, monitoring care and operational outcomes, and supporting efficiencies in care.
• Demonstrates an enhanced level of critical decision making and conflict management skills.
• Identifies learning needs of others and patient safety issues, and develops an appropriate plan of action based on best practices.

Requirements

• 3-5 years recent RN expertise in an acute care setting.
• Licensed by New York State to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Current CPR certification (American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers preferred).
• BS in nursing preferred.

Qualifications

Nurses use the nursing process and evidence-based practice to coordinate and provide direct care and services that support care.

Skills

Nurses use the nursing process and evidence-based practice to coordinate and provide direct care and services that support care.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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