Staff Nurse PACU Mount Sinai Morningside Full Time Evenings 11am 9pm

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 patients response to care Responsible 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

1. Conducts Nursing assessment based on interview examination observation and review of records of the patient

2. Ensures that the patients progress or lack of progress is reflected in progress notes and in the revised care plans

3. Discharge planning consistent with the patients status and reflects inter-departmental and inter-agency communication

4. Communicates information to the patient based on the patients level of awareness and readiness to learn

5. 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

6. Functions as a professional role model and mentor for students and volunteers.

7. Patient care assignments reflecting an awareness of patient needs and skill level of personnel

8. Organization of provision of care to meets priority needs of patients and unit

9. Communicates condition of patients and unit requiring additional intervention to the leadership person in the relevant discipline

10. Participates in the development of other staff members

11. Communicates with peers in an appraisal of practice as it relates to self and other nursing personnel

12. Reflects a collaborative effort in meeting the needs of the patient and unit through communication and nursing actions

13. Provides direction assistance and support

14. Assumes accountability and responsibility for completion and quality of assigned tasks

15. Identifies and communicates to immediate supervisor the need for further staff education

16. Reflects awareness of authorities and responsibilities of nursing management levels by communication with nursing leadership

17. Seeks and utilizes nursing leaders as role models and resource persons

18. Reflects collaborative effort in meeting patient and unit needs by communication with other disciplines

19. 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; Strong Critical Care nursing knowledge and experience in a surgical setting.2-3 years ICU ED or PACU nursing experience.
• Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State
• BLS ACLS and PALS required

Collective bargaining unit : NYSNA-SLW

NYSNA at Mount Sinai St. Lukes and Mount Sinai West BJO - PACU - STL Mount Sinai St. Lukes

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Abinitio,Administration And Accounting,Android,Bid Management,Inventory Management,Embedded C

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 61 - 61