Job Description
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Shift: Shift 3
Status: Full Time FTE: 0.940000
Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Evenings Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation
Hours: 6:45pm to 7:00am
Summary:
Provides daily nursing care to patients/residents following established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
Coordinates total nursing care for the patient by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. Participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the Emergency Department.
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred
- Current registration as registered nurse in New York State
- Current BLS validation
- ACLS validation within six (6) months of hire/transfer
- PALs certification required within one (1) year of hire/transfer
- Successful completion or challenge of Cardiac Rhythm exam within 6 months of hire/transfer
- Six (6) months emergency department experience
- All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years
- For new hires/transfers only
- Completion of assigned ENA modules prior to the completion of ED RN Orientation
- Completion or successful challenge of ER-BKAT within six (6) months of hire/transfer
If no applicants have emergency department experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:
- Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred
- Current registration as registered nurse in New York State
- Current BLS validation
- ACLS validation within six (6) months of hire/transfer
- PALs certification required within one (1) year of hire/transfer
- Successful completion or successful challenge of Cardiac Rhythm exam within six (6) months of hire/transfer
- Six (6) months telemetry or acute care experience
- All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years
- For new hires/transfers only
- Completion of assigned ENA modules prior to the completion of ED RN Orientation
- Completion or successful challenge of ER-BKAT within six (6) months of hire/transfer
If no applicants have telemetry or acute care experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:
- Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred
- Current registration as registered nurse in New York State
- Current BLS validation
- ACLS validation within six (6) months of hire/transfer
- PALs certification required within one (1) year of hire/transfer
- Successful completion or successful challenge of Cardiac Rhythm exam within six (6) months of hire/transfer
- Six (6) months medical/surgical nursing experience
- All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years
- For new hires/transfers only
- Completion of assigned ENA modules prior to the completion of ED RN Orientation
- Completion or successful challenge of ER-BKAT within six (6) months of hire/transfer
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Participates in educational conferences and upgrades and maintains professional knowledge and skills related to the area of responsibility, maintains confidentiality, understands legal aspects of the job function, and adheres to hospital policies and procedures; role involves a variety of problems to be solved under general guidelines, and calls for a variety of decisions, some of which are complex and must be referred to a resource person
- Assists in directing a small group of employees performing similar or related tasks of semi-skilled nature
- Instructs employees
- Assigns, evaluates performance, and maintains efficiency of staff assigned to him/her
- Have obligations to conserve supplies, equipment and time in a cost-effective environment
- Required to participate and respond to disaster drills and actual disaster situations
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Good mental and physical health
- The ability to cope with stress and handle multiple priorities is required
- May also be exposed to communicable diseases
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Buffalo, NY |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Website | http://www.chsbuffalo.org |
About Company
Catholic Health is dedicated to developing an exceptional workforce focused on a culture of inclusiveness and integrity that values diversity. Located in Buffalo, NY, Catholic Health is a non-profit healthcare system that provides care to Western New Yorkers across a network of hospitals, primary care centers, imaging centers, and several other community ministries. Our mission sets us apart. It's the human side of healthcare – the touch, smile or comforting word that can help make your healthcare experience better. It's treating all people with respect and dignity, and providing comfort in times of greatest need.
Skills
- Acute Careunmatched
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
- Assisted Livingunmatched
- Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
- Cardiac Monitoringunmatched
- Cerebral Vascular Accidentunmatched
- Conferencesunmatched
- Emergency Careunmatched
- Emergency Nursingunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Infectious Diseasesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)unmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Nursing Credentialsunmatched
- Patient Assessmentunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Policy Developmentunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
- Staff Trainingunmatched
- Surgical Nursingunmatched
- Telemetryunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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