RN-Ambulatory Surgery

Westchester Medical Center; City of Kingston (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide safe, compassionate care and to support patients through their stay. The RN will apply nursing processes, monitor sedation recovery, educate patients, document in the EMR, and ensure accurate charging for services.

Qualified candidates will have NY RN licensure, a nursing degree, and at least 2 years of med/surg experience; BLS/ACLS/PALS are required. This full-time role will be based on-site in New York.

Qualifications

• Must be graduate of an accredited nursing program and currently licensed in NY.
• Knowledge of nursing theory and standard practices.
• Strong communication and patient education skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients using the nursing process and ongoing evaluation.
• Obtain informed consent when appropriate.
• Monitor and recover patients undergoing conscious sedation; follow Phase II recovery procedures.
• Educate patients and families throughout stay and at discharge.
• Accurately document in the EMR and charge patient charges.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Education

RN nursing degree

Tools

EMR documentation

Job description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for providing a safe and comfortable experience for the patient and the patient’s support systems. As an accountable professional, the Registered Nurse exercises autonomy (the right to undertake a specified action), authority (the power to implement action), and control (the ability to enforce the action in an ongoing and consistent manner) in order to ensure these excellent patient outcomes. Professional accountability is expressed in five areas: practice, quality assurance, competence, research, and resource management.

Responsibilities:

• Applies the nursing process to perform initial and ongoing assessment of patients.
• Recognizes importance of informed consent.
• Follow policies and standards to assess, monitor and recover patients undergoing conscious sedation.
• Follows policies and standards to assess and recover patients during Phase II recovery.
• Evaluates patients learning needs related to procedures and provides education throughout patient stay and upon discharge.
• Accurately documents in the patient record utilizing appropriate documentation in electronic medical record.
• Use proper tools to accurately charge patients.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, currently licensed in the State of New York.

Experience:

• Basic knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
• Demonstrates sound clinical skills; knowledge of objectives and standards of practice, positive communication skills.
• Minimum of 2 years of med/surg experience desirable.

Training/License:

• Knowledge of appropriate technology and practice standards for area of responsibility.
• New York State Registered Nurse license required.

Other:

• BLS, ACLS, & PALSrequired.pecific Contacts