RN (Stepdown)

Pay Rate: $60 per hour - $64 per Hour

Summary:

• Shift: Night Shift, 7PM-7:30AM, EOW Required

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educate patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrate allocation of material resources effectively.
• Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through actions including Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, High Risk Medications, Equipment, Lines/Drains/Airway, Pain and Plan of Care AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration.
• Consider the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalate to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions.
• Support staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.
• Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.
• Contribute to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Implement principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high-risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.

Requirements:

• Two years of cardiology, tele, VAD experience.
• Minimum two years RN experience.
• One year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions.
• Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience.
• Active matriculation in a BSN Program.
• NYS RN License.
• BLS.

Preferred Skills:

• EPIC experience.
• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing.