Staff Nurse Job at Mount Sinai Health System (New York)

Job 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 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.

Job Responsibility

Conducts Nursing assessment based on interview, examination, observation and review of records of the patient
Ensures that the patient’s 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

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Nursing program
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN who is matriculated in a BSN Program with a graduation date within the year
Any Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN with Nursing experience must be approved by the CNO
Documented previous experience or educational preparation to support credentials
RN (1 Year) issued by DOH / Office of Professions
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certificate (Required Depts.: L&D, NICU) issued by American Heart Association
ACLS (Required Depts.: ED
PACU/ASU
ICUs
Telemetry Units
SDU
IR, Interventional Cardiology (CCL/EP/Echo)
L&D
Endoscopy, and APN Adult Oncology) issued by American Heart Association
BCLS issued by American Heart Association
PALS (Required Depts.: ED
PACU
Endoscopy
IR
Peds ICU, and APNs Pediatric Oncology) issued by American Heart Association

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