REGISTERED NURSE PER DIEM - Temporary Hire (JR233711)

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to uphold nursing standards, participate in performance improvement, and lead interdisciplinary care plans. The RN will document care, educate patients and families, and support discharge planning within MMC’s privacy and quality guidelines.

The ideal candidate has a BSN, at least 1 year of RN hospital/clinic experience, and holds a NY RN license with BLS/ACLS and infection control training. Join MMC to advance patient care excellence.

Qualifications

• BSN in Nursing required.
• 1 year RN experience in a hospital or clinic setting required.
• New York State RN license and current registration or valid permit to practice in New York State as an RN required.
• Certification in specialty upon hire required.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required.
• Infection Control Training required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates leadership in coordinating and delivering patient care.
• Assesses health care of patients and documents data; initiates discharge planning.
• Exhibits critical thinking to solve problems and support clinical decisions.
• Participates in daily rounds and communicates directions for care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Documentation

Education

BSN in Nursing

New York RN license

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Introduction

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.

Overview

Job Summary

The Montefiore RN maintains standards of the practice for nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing's Social Policy Statement.

The Registered Nurse actualizes the vision, mission, values, balanced scorecard performance measures for Montefiore Medical Center.

The RN participates in performance improvement/research activities; maintains professional practice standards and clinical expertise; and demonstrates leadership skills. The RN demonstrates core and unit specific competencies based on the patient population served.

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates leadership skills in the coordination and delivery of patient care. * Coordinates an interdisciplinary plan of care. * Assures 100% assigned patients have a documented plan of care. * Ensures completion of patient care assignment 100% of time. * Interdisciplinary plan of care is congruent with accepted LOS parameters for all assigned patients. *Delegates aspects of care of the patient to team members consistent with capabilities and responsibilities of caregiver. * Ensures that delegated aspects of care are completed in accordance with established standards of practice. * Negotiates with team member if unable to fulfill role responsibilities; escalates as per MMC policy and procedure. * Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient/family. * Assumes charge nurse assignment. * Participates in the orienting and development of associates by mentorship and assigned preceptorship. * Patient/family wishes related to care decisions are assessed and documented.

• Systematically assesses the health care of patients/families and responses to care rendered. * Completes 100% of admission assessment within 8 hours. * Completes documentation reflecting interdisciplinary team approach as per policy. * Documentation reflects systematic and continuous collection of data. * Documents teaching/learning needs of patients and families prior to discharge. * Assesses, evaluates and documents patient's response to nursing and interdisciplinary team interventions, including patient/family teaching. * Initiates a teaching and discharge plan for 100% of assigned patients within 24 hours of admission. Modifies plan of care through prioritization of patient/family needs and interdisciplinary orders

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills to problem solve and initiate clinical decision making. * Takes action to optimize achievement of patient outcomes. * Participates in identification, Investigation and resolution of actual and/or potential risk management/quality care/ethical issues. * Incorporates effective problem solving/conflict resolution/consensus building into daily practice.

• Evaluates patient progress toward health goals and modifies critical path or plan of care accordingly. * Identifies variances to plan of care. * Initiates appropriate interventions to amend identified variances from plan of care. * Documents patient and family response to interventions and modifies plan of care as needed. Reviews plan of care daily and/or updates it to reflect current status of patient. * Consistently participates and communicates in daily IDT rounds to provide concise direction to all care givers.

Requirements

• BSN in Nursing Required
• 1 year RN experience in a hospital or clinic setting Required
• Strong venipuncture skills highly Preferred (IV insertion/IV placement)
• Ability to use basic data entry and retrieval systems (Medium proficiency)
• Effective English communication skills, both written and oral (Medium proficiency)
• New York State License for Registered Professional Nurse and current registration or valid permit to practice in New York State as an RN Required
• Certification in specialty Upon Hire Required
• BLS Required
• ACLS Required
• Infection Control Training Required