Registered Nurse - Observation Unit - Per Diem (Nights)

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 167,367,000 - 217,225,000; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center in White Plains, NY is seeking a Registered Nurse for per diem night shifts in the Acute Care Observation Unit. The RN will provide direct patient care, collaborate with the care team, and support family education and discharge planning.

The role requires a BSN or MSN, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict safety and infection control standards.

Qualifications

• BSN required or MSN.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work night shifts and per diem schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in a fast, acute care setting.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team to plan and evaluate care.
• Adheres to hospital policies, safety standards, and infection control procedures.
• Demonstrates nursing leadership, professionalism, and accountability.
• Performs nursing assessments, implements care plans, and documents patient status.
• Maintains patient privacy and supports evidence-based practice.

Skills

BSN/MSN

Education

BSN or MSN

Job description

City/State: White Plains, New York

Department: Acute Care Observation Unit

Work Shift: Night

Work Days: PER DIEM

Scheduled Hours: 7 PM-7:15 AM

Hours Per Pay Period: 0

Pay Rate/Range: $58.4096 - $75.8096

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care. The Registered Nurse collaborates with patients, family/significant others, peers, physicians, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the delivery of healthcare services to patients. The Registered Nurse assesses the patient's needs, plans care, implements and evaluates the medical and nursing regimens in accordance with the hospital and nursing philosophy, policies/procedures and standards. He or she demonstrates leadership skills and commitment to professional accountability and growth

Essential Functions

1. Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors.
2. Provides respectful care for all patients that allows for and promotes mutual respect, shared decision making and informed consent all the time while respecting a patient’s autonomy and dignity regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, religion, language, or any other protected group status.
3. The L&D RN provides respectful birthing care that allows for and promotes mutual respect, shared decision making and informed consent all the time while respecting a patient’s autonomy and dignity regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, religion, language, or any other protected group status.
4. The NICU RN provides management of the NICU Infant requiring Inter-facility transport.
5. Utilizes the nursing process to meet the age specific needs of the patient in all aspects of care: biophysical, psychosocial, education, safety/ environment, and discharge planning
6. Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision-making process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unit-based issues. Addresses issues with appropriate actions
7. Administers blood and blood products according to policy
8. Collaborates and communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team
9. Integrates patient rights and nursing ethics into work practice
10. Adheres to infection control standards to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections to patient and staff.
11. Adheres to the tenets of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
12. Delegates activities to ancillary staff as it relates to the State Nurse Practice Act
13. Adheres to the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics & Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice
14. Supports, promotes, and practices within the WPH Professional Nursing Practice Model
15. Sustains and advances the Magnet model
16. Participates in the Performance Improvement initiatives
17. Completes competency requirements
18. Attends mandatory in-services
19. Attends staff meetings as required/requested
20. Utilizes cost containment practices
21. Assumes Charge Nurse responsibility
22. Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

BSN Required or MSN

Teamwork & Adaptability Acts as a Professional Role Model Assessment Skills Excellent Communication Skills (both verbal and written) Attention to Detail Planning & Organizing Sound Problem-Solving, Judgment and Decision-Making Skills Stress Tolerance

Position requires ability to move about freely at least 85 percent of the time. Must be able to remain stationary for extended/prolonged periods Frequently moves/transports objects up to fifty (50) pounds and must be able to move patients of all weights with a minimum of one (1) assist or assistive device/equipment Must be able to work in environment with continuous interruptions Must be able to assess and respond to rapidly changing situational needs of patients, department and hospital Must be able to adapt in a high stress and fast-paced environment with multiple interruptions Must be able to detect sounds and respond to emergency sounds/signals at all times Must be able to constantly operate computer, equipment and other devices Position requires ability to concentrate on fine detail with interruptions and attend to tasks for more than sixty (60) minutes at a time. Individual must be able to understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts and remember multiple tasks given during the course of a day.

Licensing & Certification Requirements

New York - New York State Board of Nursing

Upon Hire Required and BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association

Upon Hire Required and ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association ACLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs, except for NICU and OR RNs. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months. within 180 Days Required or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association ACLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs, except for NICU an OR RNs. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months within 1 Year Required and PALS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs working in the PACU, 5I Pediatrics, Emergency Department, Armonk Urgent Care, Ambulatory Surgery and 226 Ambulatory Surgery Center. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months.

Required and NRP certification is required for all RNs working in the Mother-Baby unit, Labor & Delivery, NICU and 5I (effective 10/31/25 for 5I). All newly hired nurses to the NICU, L&D, and Mother-Baby must receive this certification within 6 months.

Required and All registered nurses and advanced practice nurses providing direct oncology care must demonstrate one of the following: a. Current cancer‑specific certification in the nurse’s specialty by an accredited certification program. Oncology nursing certifications that qualify include, but are not limited to: AOCNP®, AOCNS®, AOCN®, BMTCN®, CPHON®, CPON®, CBCN® OCN® or b. Ongoing education by earning 36 cancer‑related continuing education nursing contact hours every 3 years (maintained by department manager) Required Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department must complete de‑escalation training within 1 year of hire to transfer to the Emergency Department.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About White Plains Hospital

White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by the federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.