Level I Registered Nurse; RN; ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ICU
- Intensive Care Unit Level I for a nursing job in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ICU
- Intensive Care Unit Level I for a nursing job in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

• Specialty:
  ICU
  - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• Duration:
  Ongoing
• Employment Type:
  
  Staff

City/State: Bronx, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: NUR - CRIT Care Nursing Administration

Bargaining Unit: NYSNA

Work Shift: Night

Work Days: ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULE

Scheduled

Hours:

7 PM-7:30 AM

Scheduled Daily

Hours:

11.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate: $62.63

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please .

The Montefiore RN maintains standards of the practice for nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing's Social Policy Statement.
The Registered Nurse actualizes the vision, mission, values, balanced scorecard performance measures for Montefiore Medical Center.
The RN participates in performance improvement/research activities; maintains professional practice standards and clinical expertise; and demonstrates leadership skills. The RN demonstrates core and unit specific competencies based on the patient population served.

• Demonstrates leadership skills in the coordination and delivery of patient care.
  
  * Coordinates an interdisciplinary plan of care.
  
  * Assures 100% assigned patients have a documented plan of care.
  
  * Ensures completion of patient care assignment 100% of time.
  
  * Interdisciplinary plan of care is congruent with accepted LOS parameters for all assigned patients.
  
  * Delegates aspects of care of the patient to team members consistent with capabilities and responsibilities of caregiver.
  
  * Ensures that delegated aspects of care are completed in accordance with established standards of practice.
  
  * Negotiates with team member if unable to fulfill role responsibilities; escalates as per MMC policy and procedure.
  
  * Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient/family.
  
  * Assumes charge nurse assignment.
  
  * Participates in the orienting and development of associates by mentorship and assigned preceptorship.
  
  * Patient/family wishes related to care decisions are assessed and documented.
• Systematically assesses the health care of patients/families and responses to care rendered.
  
  * Completes 100% of admission assessment within 8 hours.
  
  * Completes documentation reflecting interdisciplinary team approach as per policy.
  
  * Documentation reflects systematic and continuous collection of data.
  
  * Documents teaching/learning needs of patients and families prior to discharge.
  
  * Assesses, evaluates and documents patient's response to nursing and interdisciplinary team interventions, including patient/family teaching.
  
  * Initiates a teaching and discharge plan for 100% of assigned patients within 24 hours of admission. Modifies plan of care through prioritization of patient/family needs and interdisciplinary orders
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills to problem solve and initiate clinical decision making.
  
  * Takes action to optimize achievement of patient outcomes.
  
  * Participates in identification, Investigation and resolution of actual and/or potential risk management/quality care/ethical issues.
  
  * Incorporates effective problem solving/conflict resolution/consensus building into daily practice.
• Evaluates patient progress toward health goals…