REGISTERED NURSE - FULL TIME, DAY SHIFT NURSERY

St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children seeks an experienced pediatric nurse to plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care for patients from birth through young adulthood.

The role includes supervising licensed practical nurses and unlicensed staff, ensuring compliance with policies and regulatory standards. The position requires NY RN licensure, BLS, and PALS within 3 months of hire; pediatrics or med-surg experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice nursing in NY state.
• PALS certification required within 3 months of hire.
• One year nursing experience in pediatrics or med-surg preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care per physician orders, standards, and policies; evaluates and revises as needed.
• Administers medications and monitors responses and adverse effects.
• Observes changes in resident condition and reports to medical staff.

Skills

RN license NY

Pediatric care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care based on facility policies and procedures and external regulatory standards through the competent application of the nursing process to pediatric patients ages 0 – young adulthood, supervises licensed practical nurses and unlicensed nursing staff. Supports Hospital's mission to provide the highest quality care by complying with regulatory guidelines, meeting agency standards, and obtaining appropriate certification.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care in accordance with physician orders, standards of care, and departmental policies and procedures evaluating and revising care as needed.
• Demonstrates competency in all skills required by St Mary’s Hospital for Children
• Administers medications in accordance with nursing practice standards, evaluates responses, outcomes and adverse effects.
• Observes and reports changes in the resident's condition to the medical provider and/or other appropriate health professionals.
• Assess and identifies learning needs of the resident/family, plans and provides for patient/family training and education, and evaluates level of learning.
• Attends and participates in interdisciplinary meetings.
• Communicates plan of care changes as often as necessary
• Accurately interprets lab values and reports abnormalities to medical provider.
• Acknowledges medical provider orders and insures prompt and accurate implementation.
• Orients and precepts new staff as directed and participates in the education of student nurses.
• Identifies and immediately reports unsafe practices and/or conditions related to resident care, or resident abuse
• Accompanies and transports residents when medically necessitated.
• Participates in quality improvement activities as directed

Requirements

• Licensed and currently registered to practice professional nursing in the State of New York.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• One year nursing experience preferred in pediatrics or medical surgical nursing.
• This position is subject to the schedule and applicable provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Summary

Join our fabulous team of professionals where big hearts help little patients!

We RECOGNIZE ability and REWARD excellence. We offer a competitive salary and generous benefits:

• Excellent individual/family benefits
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is committed to nurturing a compassionate environment that welcomes all children, young adults, families, and staff; built on the belief that what makes us different makes us stronger, and provides unity throughout our community.

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V/SO