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HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.
Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.
Emp Status
Per Diem Part time
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Compensation Range
The base pay scale for this position is $79.00 - $79.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
What you will be doing
JOB DESCRIPTION
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
2 years, Nursing. PACU, ICU, or OR experience. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
3 years, Nursing. Broad-based Medical-Surgical experience coupled with strong communication skills and ability to effectively teach patients and families. Attention to detail and strong critical thinking is essential. PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Continuously stand/walk or lift/handle/carry material or equipment of moderate weight. Continuously stand/walk or lift/handle/carry material or equipment of moderate weight (20 to 50 lbs).Examples: Nurses, LPNs, and Physical Therapists. ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Indoor area with frequent exposure.Located in an indoor area with frequent exposure to mild physical discomfort from dust, fumes,temperature, and noise. Examples: patient care providers and laboratory technicians. HAZARDS OSHA
~OSHA Category 1. Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, and other potentially infectious materials. POSITION & UNIT ACCOUNTABILITIES
Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Responds to customer concerns.Responds to customer concerns as soon as possible with compassion and understanding. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Promotes a professional atmosphere.Promotes a professional atmosphere through courteous communication, cooperation, and respect for patients, families, visitors and members of the health care team.Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Respects privacy of information (HIPAA). Observes and respects the privacy and confidentiality of information in accordance with HIPAA policies and procedures. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Corporate Compliance, Code of Conduct,and Standards of Care.Adheres to Hospital policy regarding Corporate Compliance; Code of Conduct and Standards of Care. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Demonstrates mission and values. Demonstrates mission and values with patients, families, peers and other members of the health care team. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Incorporates patient rights into plan of care. Incorporates patient rights into the plan of nursing care and in conjunction with the health care team. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Advance Directives. Ensures patient rights regarding Advance Directives are communicated/ documented appropriately and in accordance with HSS policy and required guidelines. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Pain relief. Recognizes pain relief as an essential patient right. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Demonstrates cultural competency. Recognizes, respects and adapts to social, cultural and religious beliefs of patients, families and practices in the provision of care. Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Complies with Infection Control policies & procedures. Complies with policies and procedures concerning infection control and safety in order to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for patients, families, visitors and staff. Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Infection Control & Standard Precautions. Utilizes principles of infection control and standard precautions in the performance of patient care activities.Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Handling of ""sharps"". Follows Standard Precaution policies regarding handling and safe disposal of ""sharps"". Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Continuing educational programs. Maintains and develops competence through required inservice and continuing educational programs.Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Explains procedures.Explains procedures to patients and answers questions. Participates in Educati
on (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Educates patients, caregivers & family members. Instructs and educates patients and/or family members as indicated.Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Annual Mandatory Inservices. Completes annual Joint Commission, State and Hospital mandated inservices. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Teaching staff/patients.Demonstrates teaching ability with staff and/or patients, sensitive to the teaching and learning process, is empathetic, patient and objective.Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Preceptor role. Acts as preceptor for orientees in conjunction with the Nurse Educator and Nurse Manager.Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Evaluates progress of new staff. Assists in measuring the new staff member's progress through ongoing assessment, validation and documentation. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Identifies learning needs of staff. Identifies and coordinates with the Nurse Manager/designee, the learning needs of the unit's professional and ancillary staff. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Develops/implements unit learning. Develops and implements unit based learning activities. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Uses interpersonal communication strategies. Uses effective interpersonal communication strategies to promote learning and develop group cohesiveness. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Assists in development of patient education programs. Assists in the development of patient education programs and materials for specific patient populations. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Ensures awareness of staff for new standards to unit. Ensures staff awareness of new/revised standards posted on Hospital Intranet. Participates in Education (Self/Staff/Patient/Family) - Achieves own education goals. Is self-directed in identifying and achieving own education goals. Upholds Standards/Expecta
tions of HSS Staff - Punctuality Reports for duty punctually. Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Attendance. Maintains satisfactory attendance record. Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Staff meetings. Attends/participates in staff meetings. Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Adjusts to changing situations. Adjusts to changing situations and work assignments. Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Time management. Manages time appropriately to meet patient, department and Hospital needs.Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff – Professional appearance.Maintains a professional appearance; adheres to fingernail policy of 1/4"" natural nail length with no nail enhancements. Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Maintains confidentiality. Maintains confidentiality, privacy and security of patient and Hospital information. Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Competency in the use of Information Systems. Maintains appropriate level of competency in
using information systems.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Incorporates information resources in plan of care.Demonstrates ability to incorporate information resources in the plan of care (i.e., micromedex,medline). Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Effectively communicates with departments. Effectively communicates with various departments to disseminate and receive information as requested. Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Records nursing process/observations.Accurately records nursing process/observations in a clear, concise and legible manner.Exercises Leadership - Delegates duties to team. Demonstrates ability to delegate duties to team members after assessing patient's needs and varying skill levels of staff members. Exercises Leadership - Makes changes with a positive attitude. Actively participates in making changes with a positive attitude.Exercises Leadership - Supervises patient care of DN's/students/orientees. Retains responsibility and supervises the c
are provided to patients by Private Duty nurses/students/orientees.Exercises Leadership - Identifies and resolves basic problems. Identifies and resolves basic problems and refers them to the appropriate person when beyond scope of ability or authority. Exercises Leadership - Supports new staff socialization. Supports new staff members socialization into staff and unit, as needed.Exercises Leadership - Delegates orientation. Ensures delegation of orientation responsibilities to another clinical nurse when changes are necessary.Exercises Leadership - Participates in developing & implementing standards of care/practice.Actively participates in the development and interpretation of standards of care and practice. Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates awareness of QA/PI process. Demonstrates an awareness of the QA/PI process and participates in activities as requested.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Identifies patient care problems. Identifies patient care problems whic
h are appropriate for investigation. Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates knowledge of research activities. Demonstrates basic knowledge of research activities and applies findings as appropriate.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates awareness of nursing responsibility.Demonstrates an awareness of nursing responsibility in clinical research protocols and QA/PI initiatives while protecting rights of patients.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Creates/revises standards. Creates or revises two standards each year. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Patient safety principles. Incorporates patient safety principles in all aspects of patient care. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Completes system assessments. Performs a complete systems assessment of assigned patients upon admission to the unit and at intervals recommended in HSS standards of care. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Reports abn
ormal findings.Reports previously unrecognized abnormal or unanticipated findings to the perscriber.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Provides care to patients. Provides care to the patient according to established standards and individual patient needs. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Recognizes post-operative complications. Demonstrates ability to recognize, interpret and intervene when signs and symptoms of complications are evident. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Maintains surveillance for post-op & cast complications. Maintains a high index of surveillance for neurovascular compromise and/or compartment syndrome for the post operative or casted orthopedic patient.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Plan of care for prevention of DVT. Incorporates the patient in the plan of care for anticoagulation management and/or deep vein thrombosis prevention in addition to carefully following prescribed prevention modalities.Demonstrates
HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Provides care to Rheumatologic patient. Provides care to the Rheumatologic patient according to established standards and individual patient needs. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Reviews & implements prescriber orders.Reviews and implements all prescriber orders in a timely manner.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Reviews & validates transcribed orders. Reviews and validates all prescriber orders prior to medication administration and/or treatment.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Verifies medication orders.Collaborates with an anesthesiologist/pharmacist/prescriber when clarification or verification of medication order is indicated.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Pain standards. Demonstrates adherence to all pain standards with keen sensitivity, to, and proactive management of,patient's pain.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Recognizes impact of pain history. Recognize
s impact of patient's prior pain experiences on current pain regimen.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Synthesizes pain data. Synthesizes all available pain data for developing or adjusting the plan of care. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Mobilization & positioning. Uses correct mobilization and positioning techniques (i.e. log rolling of post-operative spine patients; maintaining abduction for hip patients; elevating extremities, etc. as applicable).Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Pain relief.Recognizes pain relief as an essential patient right.Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Demonstrates cultural competency.Recognizes, respects and adapts to social, cultural and religious beliefs of patients, families and practices in the provision of care.Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Complies with Infection Control policies & procedures.Complies with policies and procedures concerning infection control and safety in order to maintai
n a safe and comfortable environment for patients, families, visitors and staff.Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Infection Control & Standard Precautions.Utilizes principles of infection control and standard precautions in the performance of patient care activities.Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Demonstrates safe practice.Demonstrates safe practice and complies with all standards concerning infection control and safety.Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Provides safe environment.Provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and all Hospital employees.Participates in Education - Continuing educational programs.Maintains and develops competence through required inservice and continuing educational programs.Participates in Education - Explains procedures.Explains procedures to patients and answers questions.Participates in Education - Educates patients, caregivers & family members.Instructs and educates patients, family members and/or caregivers
as indicated; explains procedures and answers questions.Participates in Education - Annual Mandatory Inservices.Completes annual Joint Commission, State and Hospital mandated inservices.Participates in Education - Shares knowledge & expertise.Shares knowledge and expertise with staff members, serves as a clinical resource to colleagues.Participates in Education - Evaluates own practice in relation to professional standards in relation to professional practice standards, relevant statutes, regulation.Evaluates own practice in relation to professional practice standards, relevant statutes, regulations, and professional growth.Participates in Education - Communicates clearly/explains procedures.Communicates clearly, explains all procedures, treatments, and medications to patient and family and answers questions within the scope of clinical practice.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Utilizes fall prevention strategies.Incorporates fall prevention strategies into daily practice.Demonstrates HS
S Professional & Clinical Standards - Prevents pressure ulcers. Intervenes aggressively to prevent pressure ulcers.Applies the Nursing Process - Assesses physical, psychosocial & educational needs of patients/families. Demonstrates the ability to assess the physical, psychosocial and educational needs of patients/families considering age, culture, cognitive, developmental and functional limitations. Applies the Nursing Process - Assures completion of initial patient assessment. Assures initial assessment of patients includes pain, health history, systems and functional ability.Applies the Nursing Process - Identifies unique patient needs. Identifies unique needs of patients/families considering age, culture, cognitive, developmental and functional limitations. Applies the Nursing Process - Evaluates patients for barriers to learning. Evaluates patients for barriers to learning in the development of teaching/care plan. Applies the Nursing Process - Maintains patient care plans. Initiates and revises individua
lized patient care plans developed from the assessment data and mutually established goals with patient/family. Applies the Nursing Process - Implements plan of care. Implements the plan of care, performing nursing skills and interventions, efficiently, safely,consistently and cost-effectively.Applies the Nursing Process - Identifies emergency situations and responds.Identifies emergency situations promptly, initiates action and summons assistance. Applies the Nursing Process - Understands established nursing standards of care. Exhibits an understanding of established standards of care and nursing sensitive outcome indicators.Applies the Nursing Process - Maintains accountability for care.Maintains accountability for care delivered by self and other assigned personnel.Applies the Nursing Process - Role models excellence.Role models patient care excellence, customer service, and professional accountability.Applies the Nursing Process - Identifies recurring problems & recommends change. Identifies recurring pr
actice problems and their impact on nursing care activities and recommends practice changes. Applies the Nursing Process - Monitors nursing standards. Assists in the monitoring of nursing practice standards through QA/PI activities.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg) - Clinician Activated Bolus through PCA Pump. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of patient requiring Clinician Activated Bolus through PCA Pump.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Initiation & management of Blood Glucose Monitoring. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in Blood Glucose Monitoring.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Administration of medication. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient requiring medications.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): IV push medication.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in use of IV push medication.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency
– Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Removal of CVP.line.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in removal of CVP lines.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Venipuncture.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in venipuncture.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Use of EKG.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in performance of the EKG. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Maintains current ACLS/PALS certification. Maintains all required certifications (BLS/ACLS/PALS). Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Maintains IV competency.Maintains IV competency.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (PACU): Catheter care/removal.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in epidural catheter care/removal. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Follows protocol for management of patient. Follows protocol for management of patient admitted to PACU. Demonstrate
s HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Performs a complete systems assessment. Performs a complete systems assessment of assigned patients immediately upon admission to the PACU, and initiates plan of care. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Maintains a high index of surveillance for neurovascular syndrome. Maintains a high index of surveillance for neurovascular compromise and/or compartment syndrome for the post-operative patient.Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Administers direct nursing care. Administers direct nursing care safely and efficiently to patients in the immediate post-anesthetic phase. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Incorporates patient safety principles in recovery phase. Incorporates patient safety principles in all aspects of patient care during the recovery phase. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Collaborates when clarifica
tion of medication order is indicated. Collaborates with anesthesiologist, pharmacist and/or prescriber when clarification or verification of medication order is indicated. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Reports abnormal or unanticipated clinical issues.Effectively communicates and reports abnormal or unanticipated clinical issues to anesthesiologist/prescriber.Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Pre/postprocedure assessment completed in a timely manner.Pre/post-procedure assessment is completed in a timely manner based on unit protocol. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Pain is effectively managed to provide patient comfort. Pain is effectively managed to provide patient comfort. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Hemodynamic and neurovascular status is monitored. Hemodynamic and neurovascular status is monitored and documented. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards
in Delivering Service - (PACU): Patient/family education and review of discharge instructions. Patient/family education is assured by reviewing discharge instructions and signed copy given to patient. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Pain is controlled prior to discharge. Pain is controlled prior to discharge. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Patient is discharged safely. Patient is discharged safely from the unit based on unit discharge protocol, including pain control.Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Postop/procedure call is performed. Post-op/procedure call is performed in a timely manner and effectively assesses the patient's needs/or post procedure status. Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Postop/procedure call. Post-op/procedure call: Communicates with physician any patient condition/concern/or adverse effects of procedure.Cooperates in data collection rela
ted to QA/PI activities.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates knowledge of research activities.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Participates in QA/PI process. Participates in QA/PI process activities as requested including team membership.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Administers chemotherapy.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the administration of chemotherapy.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Age/mentally appropriate communication.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in appropriate communication skills based on age/mental ability.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Calculation of pediatric medications.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the calculation of medications/dosing for pediatric patients.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Family centered approaches to care.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in family centered approaches to car
e.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Care of patients with Cerebral Palsy & other neuromuscular disease.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the care of patients with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders.
Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Care plan infancy to adult. Demonstrates clinical proficiency of Care planning from infancy through adolescence.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Cast Care, Spica cast management.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in cast care, spica cast management.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Chest Tube management.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of patient with a chest tube.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Enteral Feedings. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient requiring enteral feeding. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Laboratory results for pediatric patients.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the interpretation of laboratory values appropriate to pediatric patients.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Pain Management. Demonstrates clinical profici
ency in pediatric pain management.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Physical Assessment.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in performance of a physical assessment.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Age/mentally appropriate communication. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in appropriate communication skills based on age/mental ability.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Coordinates communication across all disciplines. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of communication across all disciplines. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients requiring Hemodynamic Monitoring.Demonstrates clinical proficiency of management of a patient requiring hemodynamic monitoring.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients undergoing MRI. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient undergoing MRI.Demonstrates Clinical P
roficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with acute changes in mental status. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient with an acute change in mental status requiring frequent nursing assessment/interventions.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with Arterial Lines. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of patient with an arterial line. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with Central Venous Access. Demonstrates proficiency in management of the patient with a central venous access. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with microvascualrized/split thickness skin grafts. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient with a microvascularized/split thickness skin graft in the immediate postoperative phase. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of
the patient during a Signal 1. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient during Signal 1. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency – Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of trauma patients. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the trauma patient, having a high index of suspicion for additional injuries. Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Completes system assessments.Performs a complete systems assessment of assigned patients in pre-op and post-op telephonic interviews.Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - Pre/post-procedure assessment. Pre/post-procedure assessment is conducted in a timely manner, based on unit protocol.Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service – Pain assessment.Pain is effectively assessed and documented in a timely manner.Demonstrates HSS Principles/Standards in Delivering Service - Hemodynamic and neurovascular assessment. Hemodynamic and neurovascular status is monitored and documented.Demonstrate
s Clinical proficiency - Novice to Expert – Family centered approaches to care.Demonstrates knowledge of family-centered approaches to care.Demonstrates Clinical proficiency - Novice to Expert – Care plan infancy to adult.Demonstrates knowledge of care planning from infancy through adolescence.Demonstrates Clinical proficiency - Novice to Expert – Physical assessment.Demonstrates knowledge and good professional judgment in conducting complete and accurate telephonic physical assessments.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Maintains Confidentiality.Maintains confidentiality, privacy and security of patient and Hospital information.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Competency in the use of Information Systems.Maintains appropriate level of competency in using information systems.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Incorporates information resources in plan of care.Demonstrates ability to incorporate information resources in the plan of care (i.e., micromedex, medline).Main
tains Documentation & Manages Information - Effectively communicates with departments.Effectively communicates with various departments to disseminate and receive information as requested.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Records nursing process/observations.Accurately records nursing process/observations in a clear, concise and legible manner.Exercises Leadership - Delegates duties to team.Demonstrates ability to delegate duties to team members after assessing patient's needs and varying skill levels of staff members.Exercises Leadership - Participates in making changes with a positive attitude.Actively participates in making changes with a positive attitude.Exercises Leadership - Identifies and resolves basic problems.Identifies and resolves basic problems and refers them to the appropriate person when beyond scope of ability or authority.
EDUCATION REQUIRED
Diploma, Nursing. BSN or Board Certification. BSN in progress, or equivalent evidence of ongoing learning in practice area.
Nursing. Graduate, Accredited School of Nursing.
Registered Nurse License, New York. BLS, ACLS.
Certification in area of practice. BLS, ACLS, PALS (must be completed within 6 months).SKILLS REQUIRED
Demonstrate competency in the use of the Nursing Process. SKILLS PREFERRED
Non-Discrimination Policy
Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.
