Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing; BSN preferred.
Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
5-7 years of nursing experience preferred; experience in an operating room setting is a plus.
Proficiency in patient assessment and care planning.
Responsibilities
Assess and document patient needs for immediate nursing action.
Systematically evaluate nursing needs to detect changes in patients' conditions.
Develop, implement, and document care plans based on patient assessments.
Administer comprehensive patient care and initiate family education programs.
Collaborate with healthcare team members regarding significant changes in patient conditions.
Ensure emergency equipment is operational and adhere to safety standards.
Provide clinical supervision and orientation to new personnel in the unit.
Benefits
Opportunity to work at Brooklyn's largest healthcare system with extensive patient outreach.
Engagement with a diverse team of over 1800 healthcare professionals.
Participation in a patient-centered care philosophy enriched by clinical training opportunities.
Access to a variety of specialty centers known for excellent patient outcomes.
A commitment to ongoing education and professional development.
Full Job Description
Overview
Under the general supervision of the Nursing Director or Assistant Nursing Director, provides direct nursing care to patients.
Operating Room
Full-Time
7pm - 7:30am
Responsibilities
Assessment, treatment and patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
ASSESSMENT
Identifies and documents initial observation and assessment of the patient's needs for immediate nursing action.
Systematically and accurately assesses nursing needs of the patient in order to detect pertinent changes in the clinical picture.
Identifies appropriate foci.
Selects, plans, evaluates, and documents care based on this assessment. Documents patient's plan of care in focus charting format.
Assesses, intervenes, and documents appropriately to meet patient's educational, psychosocial, and discharge planning needs.
Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for patientcare.
DIRECT PATIENT CARE
Gives comprehensive patient care.
Initiates and follows through with patient and family teaching.
Consults with unit Nursing Leadership regarding significant changes in patient's condition.
Collaborates with all members of the health care team.
Communicates patient care needs (foci) on shift-to-shift report.
Utilizes patient care standards in clinical practice.
Documents pertinent information regarding patient's response to treatment and progression toward goals in patient's chart.
Writes comprehensive focus note which prioritizes patient care needs.
Documents patient/family education in the Interdisciplinary Patient/Family Education form
Seeks clarification of physician's orders that are unclear or inappropriate.
Interprets clinical data and notifies the physician promptly if immediate changes in management are indicated.
Administers intravenous medications in compliance with policies and procedures.
Titrates medicated infusions as per physician's prescriptive, protocols, and standard.
SAFETY
Checks to ensure that emergency equipment is on hand and in good working order.
Recognizes and reports malfunction or failure of equipment used in the area to Biomedical Engineering; takes appropriate action to repair/replace such equipment (e.g., ventilators, cardiac monitors, defibrillators, suction apparatus, pumps, doppler, tank, NIPP, and pacemaker).
Checks that all monitoring equipment and ventilator alarms are set according to standards.
INDIRECT PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES
Participates in patient care rounds by presenting findings on patients.
Applies principles of infection control and safety.
Assists in the orientation of new personnel.
Provides clinical supervision of LPNs, Nursing Attendants, Patient Care Technicians, Unit Care Assistants and other ancillary staff.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards; promotes adherence to Patient Bill of Rights.
Indicates an Essential Job Function.
Qualifications
BASIC COMPETENCIES
Education:
Graduation from accredited school of Nursing; BSN preferred.
Current NYS licensure as RN.
Current BCLS certification required
Pay Range
USD $118,370.27 - USD $118,370.27 /Yr.
About Maimonides Medical Center
Maimonides Medical Center is a non-profit, non-sectarian hospital located in Borough Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. Maimonides is both a treatment facility and academic medical center with 711 beds, and more than 70 primary care and sub-specialty programs. As of August 1, 2016, Maimonides Medical Center was an adult and pediatric trauma center, and Brooklyn's only pediatric trauma center.
