RN - Medical /Surgical (5J)

Montefiore New Rochelle; New Rochelle (NY); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital is seeking a Night Shift Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care. You will assess patients, plan care, administer medications, and educate families while collaborating with the health care team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The role requires NY RN licensure, BSN preferred, and a commitment to patient rights and safety standards. Night shifts vary, with 7 PM–7:30 AM scheduled hours.

Qualifications

• Completion of nursing program and active NY RN license.
• Strong communication and collaboration with care team.
• Knowledge of patient rights and HIPAA protections.

Responsibilities

• Reviews physician prescriptions and communicates the care plan.
• Develops nursing care plans with patient histories and diagnoses.
• Educates patients and families on conditions and self-care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Assessments & nursing functions

HIPAA knowledge

Education

AS Degree

BSN Preferred

Job description

City/State:

New Rochelle, New York

Grant Funded:

No

Department:

MNR 5 Joyce

Bargaining Unit:

NYSNA

Work Shift:

Night

Work Days:

NIGHTS VARY

Scheduled Hours:

7 PM-7:30 AM

Scheduled Daily Hours:

11.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate:

$49.89

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.

Job Summary

Delivers Nursing Care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.

Essential Functions

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Assures quality care by adhering to professional standards, healthcare organization policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards; maintaining cooperative relationships among healthcare team members.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Protects healthcare organization value by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Improves nursing job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to nursing and healthcare organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.

Qualifications

• AS Required
• BSN Preferred
• less than 1 year Completion of a nursing program and active license
• 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical environment.
• Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA
• Ability is required to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to build comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others.
• Registered Nurse New York Required

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital 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.