Per Diem/Day - Staff Nurse

Job Description
Description
Responsible for the care activities and goal achievements of assigned patients by assessing, diagnosing, planning and intervening in actual or potential health problems and evaluating patient's response to care. Responsible for health teaching and discharge planning. Acts as a member of a designated care team and collaborates, coordinates and guides team members in planning patient care activities. Demonstrates behaviors, which reflect the scientific knowledge, judgment and teaching skills of a professional nurse

Responsibilities
Conducts Nursing assessment based on interview, examination, observation and review of records of the patient
Ensures that the patients progress, or lack of progress, is reflected in progress notes and in the revised care plans
Discharge planning consistent with the patient's status and reflects inter-departmental and inter-agency communication
Communicates information to the patient based on the patient's level of awareness and readiness to learn
Supports orientation of new staff members by observing professional behaviors, providing feedback to the staff member and by acting as a preceptor, role model and a resource person
Functions as a professional role model and mentor for students and volunteers.
Patient care assignments reflecting an awareness of patient needs and skill level of personnel
Organization of provision of care to meets priority needs of patients and unit
Communicates condition of patients and unit requiring additional intervention to the leadership person in the relevant discipline
Participates in the development of other staff members
Communicates with peers in an appraisal of practice as it relates to self and other nursing personnel
Reflects a collaborative effort in meeting the needs of the patient and unit through communication and nursing actions
Provides direction, assistance and support
Assumes accountability and responsibility for completion and quality of assigned tasks
Identifies and communicates to immediate supervisor the need for further staff education
Reflects awareness of authorities and responsibilities of nursing management levels by communication with nursing leadership
Seeks and utilizes nursing leaders as role models and resource persons
Reflects collaborative effort in meeting patient and unit needs by communication with other disciplines
Reflects the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Department of Nursing and the Hospital Center in communication and interaction with families and other groups

Qualifications
Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred. Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program if approved by Chief Nursing Officer or designee
Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned;
1 year ICU nursing experience or 2 years' Stepdown or Telemetry RN experience preferred
Licensed and currently registered or otherwise duly authorized to practice as a professional nurse in New York State
BLS certification from AHA required.
ACLS certification from AHA required