Head Nurse-Emergency Services, Adults

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens seeks a registered nurse to join its nursing team. Under supervision, you will direct the nursing regimen, supervise staff, and ensure high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include planning and evaluating care, maintaining care plans, and collaborating with the health team to deliver comprehensive nursing services. A valid NY RN license, BLS certification, and at least one year of RN experience are required.

Qualifications

• Valid New York State RN license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association is required.
• One year of experience as a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Direct the development, implementation and evaluation of the nursing regimen for patients within the unit.
• Schedule, assign, guide, direct and instruct nursing personnel in nursing activities.
• Record and maintain nursing care plans and progress notes for continuity of care.
• Coordinate ongoing evaluation of nursing care and the standards of nursing practice.
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences pertaining to health care and nursing practice.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

New York State RN license

BLS certification (AHA)

Job description

Marketing Statement

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

Marketing Statement

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health 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.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position

Under general supervision, directs the development, implementation and evaluation of the nursing regimen for patients/clients within an assigned unit involving the diagnosis and treatment of responses to actual or potential health problems by means of nursing methods and techniques such as case-finding, health teaching, health counseling and the provision of care supportive to and restorative of life and well-being. Schedules, assigns, guides, directs and instructs nursing personnel in nursing activities.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

• Performs major duties and functions as described in the Staff Nurse position description:


• Identifies and discriminates between physical and psycho-social signs and symptoms. Selects and performs those therapeutic measures which are essential for effective execution of the nursing regimen for assigned patients/clients.


• Develops, implements and continuously evaluates the nursing regimen for assigned patients/clients.


• Records and maintains nursing care plans and progress notes on patients/clients to ensure continuity of care.


• Interprets and reports responses of patients/clients to appropriate members of the health team.


• Participates with interdisciplinary health team members to plan a comprehensive patient care program.


• Determines and assigns those components of the nursing regimen which may be carried out by allied nursing personnel.


• Provides teaching, guidance and direction to allied nursing personnel in rendering patient care.


• Participates in defining, implementing, maintaining and interpreting standards of nursing practice.


• Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary conferences pertaining to policies and procedures affecting nursing practice.


• Participates in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to the delivery of nursing care services.


• Participates in development and maintenance of a system of evaluation of nursing care, practices and procedures, including evaluation of nursing personnel.

• Interprets philosophy and objectives of agency and Nursing Department to patients/clients, families and other groups.


• Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences.


• Performs other professional nursing activities as delegated by nursing service administration.


• Coordinates, guides and directs the development, implementation and continuous evaluation of the nursing regimen for patients/clients within the unit.


• Coordinates the preparation and maintenance of nursing care plans and progress notes on patients/clients to ensure continuity of care.


• Reviews and analyzes trends pertinent to delivery of nursing care services within the unit and initiates appropriate innovations or makes recommendations for needed changes.


• Develops and maintains a system of evaluation of nursing care, practices and procedures, including evaluation of nursing personnel within a unit.

6. Conducts conferences to develop nursing care plans and to promote staff development.

• When assigned to continuing education for Nursing Service, assists in planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of training and educational activities for nursing practitioners and allied nursing personnel.


• Coordinates and ensures unit participation in interdisciplinary health teams and conferences pertaining to health care setting and/or Systemwide initiatives, which affect nursing practice.


• Performs other professional nursing activities as delegated by nursing service administration.

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and


• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); and


• One (1) year of experience as a registered nurse.

Department Preferences