RN - OrthoKansas

100 Lawrence Memorial Hospital; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Excellent benefits

Job summary

100 Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct nursing care while ensuring compliance with healthcare policies. The role requires establishing therapeutic relationships, assessing patient needs, and coordinating care plans.

A successful candidate will have an Associate's degree in Nursing, possess relevant certifications, and demonstrate professionalism in patient interactions. This position also offers several benefits, including tuition reimbursement for continuing education and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license to practice in New York.
• Current BLS certification.
• Preferred certification in ACLS within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with policies and regulations.
• Coordinate patient care and communicate with clinical teams.
• Assess and plan for patient discharge needs.

Skills

Therapeutic relationships

Decision-making

Patient-centered care

Leadership in teamwork

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing or Nursing diploma

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)

Tools

Basic Life Support certification

ACLS certification (preferred)

Job description

Job Description Schedule: M-F 8:30-5:30

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 assessment of patient medical histories, symptoms, examinations, diagnoses, conditions and treatments.
• Communicate and collaborate concisely and continuously among the 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 health outcomes.
• Assess and coordinate patient discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Competently apply 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.
• Provide Patient‑Centered Care nursing processes including patient/family, evidence‑based practices (EBP), safety and process improvement.
• Exemplify professionalism: apply lifelong learning; contribute to the science of nursing; participate in governance; share knowledge to expand the scale and scope of best practices with others; build the ethical, moral and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care.
• Perform other duties as assigned in line with current basic nursing scope.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

Job Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Nursing or Nursing diploma.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS). If certified in ACLS and PALS, the BLS requirement is waived.
• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas.
• Additional certifications required as designated by clinic/area of specialty, e.g., Commission on Cancer Certification for Breast Specialists.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Preferred: ACLS certification within six months of hire.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education.
• Professional development and recognition.
• Excellent benefits.

We’re looking for you. If you are driven by excellence, energized by community, and inspired to make a difference, you may be the right fit for our team.

We’re 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.