Registered Nurse, RN, Intermediate Care Unit

100 Lawrence Memorial Hospital; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

100 Lawrence Memorial Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct nursing care in Rochester, NY. The RN will lead coordination of care for patients, ensuring adherence to established policies and providing comprehensive patient assessments.

The ideal candidate will hold an Associate in Nursing or diploma and possess a current Registered Nurse license in New York. This position emphasizes teamwork and patient-centered approaches, offering a collaborative environment aimed at optimizing health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in New York.
• Preferred: ACLS within 6 months of hire for selected units.

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Communicate and collaborate among clinical team members.
• Assess and coordinate patient’s discharge planning needs.

Skills

Patient care

Decision making

Collaboration

Communication

Professionalism

Education

Associate in Nursing or diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support

ACLS

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization, while complying with laws and regulations in maintaining patient information. This position leads the coordination of care for patients by applying effective decision making skills based on patient/family healthcare needs and priorities.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families promoting decision making based on the assessment of patient medical histories, symptoms, examinations, diagnosis, conditions and treatments.
• Communicate and collaborate concisely and continuously among clinical team, including physicians, both verbally and in documentation focusing on patients identified problems and needs by implementing and monitoring patient care plans, as well as recording and communicating patient conditions as appropriate, to optimize their health outcomes.
• Assess and coordinate patient’s discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Competently applies collaborative teamwork and leadership as a member of an inter‑professional team to coordinate patient‑centered care for quality patient and unit outcomes of care processes by:
• Utilizing information, resources and technology; providing patient‑centered care nursing processes including patient/family, evidence‑based practices (EBP), safety and process improvement.
• Exemplifies professionalism: applies lifelong learning; contributes to the science of nursing; participates in governance; shares knowledge to expand the scale and scope of best practices with others; builds the ethical, moral and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care.
• Perform nursing care according to the population served on the unit as referenced in the Administrative, Scope of Services Policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned in line with current basic nursing scope.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance, which is an essential function of this position.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate in Nursing or diploma (Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers).
• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Preferred: ACLS within 6 months of hire (for selected units).

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Our Cultural Beliefs: People First, Integrity Matters, Better Together. We value inclusion and diversity.