Registered Nurse: Compassionate Care & Team Collaboration

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, part of NYC Health + Hospitals, seeks a qualified Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in an assigned unit, employing case-finding, health teaching, counseling and supportive care to promote patients’ life and well-being.

Under supervision, delivers nursing care, develops and evaluates care plans, maintains documentation, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary health team to ensure high-quality outcomes consistent with ICARE values.

Qualifications

• Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Responsibilities

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

Education

New York State RN license and registration

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, part of NYC Health + Hospitals, seeks a qualified Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in an assigned unit, employing case-finding, health teaching, counseling and supportive care to promote patients’ life and well-being.

Under supervision, delivers nursing care, develops and evaluates care plans, maintains documentation, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary health team to ensure high-quality outcomes consistent with ICARE values.