Staff Nurse-Emergency Services, Adults

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

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Staff Nurse in Emergency Department (ED) is a Registered Nurse who contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of the nursing regimen for assigned patients on his/her unit.

Under the direction and leadership of the Head Nurse, or Assistant Director of Nursing the Staff Nurse is guided by a thorough knowledge of nursing theory, principles and standards of quality nursing care.

Provides Nursing Care to assigned patients through assessment of patient's needs, making nursing diagnosis, developing and implementing a plan of care, which reflect an

individualized mode of nursing intervention based on specific population guidelines.

1. Initiates a Nursing Assessment and reflecting short-term goals, patient and/or significant other education and a discharge plan.
2. Allows patient and/or significant other to participate in the plan care if possible.
3. Executes physician's orders with clear understanding of the scientific principles of cause and effect.
4. Collaborates with the Head Nurse/Assistant Director of Nursing in assigning functions to ancillary personnel.
5. Records
   pertinent observations on patient
   appropriate multidisciplinary team member using on approved hand off tool.
6. Evaluates the results of nursing intervention and makes appropriate changes when necessary.
7. Administers medication as ordered and chart according to hospital policy and professional standards.
8. Count policy/procedures. narcotics with in-coming and out-going tour nurses according to hospital
9. Educates patient and/or family and documents learner method, content and outcome.
10. Adheres to Infection Control measures, Radiation Safety, Disaster Preparedness and the Safety Evaluation Plan.
11. Attends educational programs offered by Staff Development or outside agencies, in order to maintain 50 hours of continuing education.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Evidence of graduation from an accredited National League School of Nursing RN
   program.
2. Licensed and currently a staff nurse registered to practice as a professional nurse in New York State.
3. Successful completion of Bellevue Nursing orientation & Critical Care Course in addition to Emergency Department orientation.
4. BCLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advance Cardiac Life Support), PALS (Pediatric
   Advanced Life Support).
5. Demonstrates satisfactory completion or general, service and Age Specific competency.
6. Demonstrates commitment to continued professional development.