RN - FLOAT POOL

• POSITION SUMMARY:

  • The Registered Nurse applies knowledge of nursing theory, technical, and communication skills in delivering high quality compassionate care to patients and families. The Registered Professional Nurse assesses patient need, develops a plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, provides direct care, evaluates patient progress, and coordinates the care delivery throughout the patient’s episode.  The Registered Nurse on 2 West develops specialized skill in the area of Cardiac Care including telemetry monitoring. The Registered Nurse on 2 West  also provides care to adult adolecent and geriatric populations with medical and/or surgical conditions. The 2 West RN is accountable for patient family education to assist in understanding self care beyond hospitalization, including lifestyle changes to support health and healing. The 2 West Registered Nurse is expected to promote comfort and provide emotional support in a Healing Environment.

• QUALIFICATIONS:
  • EDUCATION:
    • Minimum:
      • Graduate of an Accredited School of Registered Professional Nursing and Bachelors of Nursing, required.  
    • Preferred: 
  • 
    LICENSE:
    • Minimum:
      • Current NYS RN license.
  • 
    PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
    • Minimum:
      • BLS, ACLS, and PALS required through the RQI system during clinical orientation.  
      • Basic Coronary Care obtained within 6 months of hire.
      • CPI within one year of hire into this position.
  • 
    WORK EXPERIENCE:
    • Minimum:

      • One year of critical care experience as an RN.

    • Preferred: 
      • One year of float pool experience.
  • 
    SKILLS:
    • Minimum:
      • Interpersonal skills which ensure effective communication with patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team. 
      • Analytical skills to assess, prepare, implement, and evaluate the outcomes of the plan of care. 
      • Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion and ability to deal with the people in a professional and courteous manner. 
      • Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities and enhance the spirit of teamwork through effective role modeling. 
      • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills.
      • Computer literacy
    • Preferred: 
      • Experience with Microsoft Office products and electronic medical record
  • Hourly Salary: $43.47-$54.38.00 

Salary : $43