Staff Nurse-Critical Care
New York, New York
Employer: NYC Health Hospitals
Industry: CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE T6E
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Since 1875, South Brooklyn Health has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. It has designations as a Certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital, a U.S. News & World Report high performing hospital. The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages.
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.
Work Shifts
7:30 P.M - 8:00 A.M
Job Description
Purpose:
To provide intensive nursing care to critically ill and unstable patients; such care includes ongoing monitoring of vital functions, assessing significant changes and initiating appropriate interventions.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assess and monitors patients conditions and initiates appropriate nursing intervention including direct patient care.
• Provides nursing assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Provision of life support for patients who are compromised hemodynamically and/or respiratory impaired.
• Monitoring of invasive lines (Arterial lines, Swan-Ganz) to provide data for hemodynamic stabilization.
• Evaluation of cardiac rhythms and administration of drips according to protocols.
• Utilization of protocol in weaning and extubation of patients.
• Titration of medications according to protocols.
• Defibrillation of patients as necessary; assistance in cardioversion when indicated.
• Provision of care for patients with balloon pump.
• Initiative of patient/family education and psychosocial support to family/significant other.
• Performance of the duties described in the generic Staff Nurse job description.
• Maintain clinical competency through participation in education, attendance at mandatory classes, BLS, ACLS Renewal and knowledge of current Critical Care standards.
• Participates in performance improvement, TJC and infection control activities.
• Provide age appropriate care to adolescent, young, middle age, and geriatric patients within the units.
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).
Department Preferences
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
1. Ability to communicate effectively with diverse patient and staff population
2. Proficient in electronic medical records, specifically EPIC
3. Exhibits ICARE standards
4. National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
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.
Work Shifts
7:30 P.M - 8:00 A.M
Job Description
Purpose:
To provide intensive nursing care to critically ill and unstable patients; such care includes ongoing monitoring of vital functions, assessing significant changes and initiating appropriate interventions.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assess and monitors patients conditions and initiates appropriate nursing intervention including direct patient care.
• Provides nursing assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Provision of life support for patients who are compromised hemodynamically and/or respiratory impaired.
• Monitoring of invasive lines (Arterial lines, Swan-Ganz) to provide data for hemodynamic stabilization.
• Evaluation of cardiac rhythms and administration of drips according to protocols.
• Utilization of protocol in weaning and extubation of patients.
• Titration of medications according to protocols.
• Defibrillation of patients as necessary; assistance in cardioversion when indicated.
• Provision of care for patients with balloon pump.
• Initiative of patient/family education and psychosocial support to family/significant other.
• Performance of the duties described in the generic Staff Nurse job description.
• Maintain clinical competency through participation in education, attendance at mandatory classes, BLS, ACLS Renewal and knowledge of current Critical Care standards.
• Participates in performance improvement, TJC and infection control activities.
• Provide age appropriate care to adolescent, young, middle age, and geriatric patients within the units.
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).
Department Preferences
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
1. Ability to communicate effectively with diverse patient and staff population
2. Proficient in electronic medical records, specifically EPIC
3. Exhibits ICARE standards
4. National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
Created: 2024-10-05
Reference: 112924
Country: United States
State: New York
City: New York
ZIP: 10036
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