STAFF NURSE - PACU
Company: NYC Health Hospitals
Location: New York
Posted on: October 31, 2024
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Job Description:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public
hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of
Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for
highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly
skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than
110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits
annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of
international renown. We have served as an incubator for major
innovations in public health, medical science, and medical
education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering
around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and
pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the
nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology,
toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive
inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a
city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical
centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care;
Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's
Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality
care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a
person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values
(Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence)
through empathic communication and partnerships between all
persons.
Job Description
1. Identifies and discriminates between physical and psycho-social
signs and symptoms. Selects and performs those therapeutic measures
which are essential for effective execution of the nursing regimen
for assigned patients/clients.
2. Develops, implements and continuously evaluates the nursing
regimen for assigned patients/clients.
3. Records and maintains nursing care plans and progress notes on
patients/clients to ensure continuity of care.
4. Interprets and reports responses of patients/clients to
appropriate members of the health team.
5. Participates with interdisciplinary health team members to plan
a comprehensive patient care program.
6. Determines and assigns those components of the nursing regimen
which may be carried out by allied nursing personnel.
7. Provides teaching, guidance and direction to allied nursing
personnel in rendering patient care.
8. Participates in defining, implementing, maintaining and
interpreting standards of nursing practice.
9. Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary conferences
pertaining to policies and procedures affecting nursing
practice.
10. Participates in determining conditions, resources and policies
essential to the delivery of nursing care services.
11. Participates in development and maintenance of a system of
evaluation of nursing care, practices and procedures, including
evaluation of nursing personnel.
12. Interprets philosophy and objectives of agency and Nursing
Department to patients/clients, families and other groups.
13. Maintains professional competence through participation in
continuing education and other appropriate learning
experiences.
14. Performs other professional nursing activities as delegated by
nursing service administration.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A valid New York State license and current registration to
practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State;
and
2. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and
current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the
American Heart Association (AHA).
Special Note:
For assignments in Post-Acute Care ONLY, individuals meeting the
following criteria may also be considered for appointment:
Graduation from a nursing education program registered by the New
York State Education Department (NYSED) as licensure qualifying for
Registered Professional Nurse (RN) and has applied for licensure as
an RN. These unlicensed individuals may be employed to practice
under the immediate and personal supervision of a NYS licensed,
currently registered, RN for up to 90 days immediately following
graduation pending receipt of a limited permit, which selected
candidates must apply for and receive within the same 90-day
period. Once a limited permit is received, individuals can practice
nursing, under the immediate and personal supervision of a NYS
licensed, currently registered, RN at a NYC Health + Hospitals
health care setting for up to one (1) year from the date of
issuance of the limited permit. In addition, must hold or obtain
through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in
Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association
(AHA).
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that
includes:
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