Staff Nurse-PAC

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals McKinney in Brooklyn seeks a registered professional nurse to provide patient care on an assigned unit under supervision. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care following established standards and policies.

Requires NYS RN license and BLS certification; prior LTC experience preferred. The facility offers a supportive team, continuing education opportunities and a patient‑centered care approach.

Qualifications

• Active NYS Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
• Experience in long-term care or geriatric care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients on an assigned unit under supervision.
• Identify nursing problems and develop, implement and evaluate the care plan.
• Maintain and update nursing care plans and progress notes for continuity of care.
• Interpret patient responses and communicate with the health care team.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Care planning

Team collaboration

Education

NYS RN license

BLS certification

Job description

About the Facility

NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Brooklyn with a 5‑Star CMS rating in staffing, quality, health inspections, and overall. McKinney provides exceptional short‑term rehabilitation and long‑term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. Residents have 24‑hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care.

In 2026 McKinney ranks #11 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York and earned high‑performance ratings for Long‑term Care and Short‑term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026.

About the Position

Under supervision, provides professional nursing care to patients/clients within an assigned unit. Diagnoses and treats responses to actual or potential health problems by means of nursing methods and techniques such as case‑finding, health teaching, health counseling and provision of care supportive to and restorative of life and well‑being.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and discriminates between physical and psycho‑social signs and symptoms. Selects and performs those therapeutic measures which are essential for effective execution of the nursing regimen for assigned patients/clients.
• Develops, implements and continuously evaluates the nursing regimen for assigned patients/clients.
• Records and maintains nursing care plans and progress notes on patients/clients to ensure continuity of care.
• Interprets and reports responses of patients/clients to appropriate members of the health team.
• Participates with interdisciplinary health team members to plan a comprehensive patient care program.
• Determines and assigns those components of the nursing regimen which may be carried out by allied nursing personnel.
• Provides teaching, guidance and direction to allied nursing personnel in rendering patient care.
• Participates in defining, implementing, maintaining and interpreting standards of nursing practice.
• Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary conferences pertaining to policies and procedures affecting nursing practice.
• Participates in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to the delivery of nursing care services.
• Participates in development and maintenance of a system of evaluation of nursing care, practices and procedures, including evaluation of nursing personnel.
• Interprets philosophy and objectives of agency and Nursing Department to patients/clients, families and other groups.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences.
• Performs other professional nursing activities as delegated by nursing service administration.

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Preference

• Prior nursing experience in long term care or with geriatric population preferred.

How to Apply

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