Registered Nurse​/Occupational Health

Registered Nurse
- Employee/Occupational Health

Location:

Work Ready
- Culver Road (May be asked to float to other Work Ready sites)

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8-4:30pm

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you're the engine and the heart of patient care at Rochester Regional Health. You make a positive difference every single day in the lives of our patients, their family members and visitors – going above and beyond to meet their needs with courtesy, kindness, respect and compassion.

• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data (i.e. physical, psychological, educational and risk-screen data appropriate for the chronological / developmental age of the patient).

• Demonstrates clinical judgment in responding to priority patient needs.

• Communicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team. Utilizes all available resources in order to meet the needs of the patient and family.

• Develops and documents plan of care, treatment and services which is individualized and appropriate for the patient needs, strengths, limitations and goals.

• Includes the interdisciplinary health team as needed.

• Demonstrates effective communication with the patient / family and interdisciplinary team.

• Provides care, treatment and services in collaboration with interdisciplinary health team.

• Maintains an appropriate nurse-patient relationship.

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures and protocols including policies governing safety, medication administration and documentation.

• Initiates and documents education plan for the patient and family based on identified learning.

• Evaluates, communicates and documents patient responses to care.

• Revises plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation appropriately.

• Ensures the patient and family receives / understands education / training specific to their needs and abilities using the teach back method for evaluation and documents appropriately.

• Confidently leads the care delivery team through effective communication, collaboration and leadership.

• Assumes responsibility and accountability on the unit / patient care team.

• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with others.

• Demonstrates knowledge of legal aspects of nursing as evidenced by documentation and professional behaviors.

• Delegates appropriate responsibilities to assigned nurses and ancillary staff.

• Demonstrates ability to manage job related stressors and constructive feedback during intra/interdepartmental relations.

• Demonstrates flexibility in meeting staffing needs throughout the organization.

• Participates in problem-solving activities at the unit level by identifying the problem and collaboratively working toward resolution.

• Provides input regarding protocols, policies and procedures to immediate supervisor.

• Provides training / precepting for new team members on the unit.

• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice within practice area and identifies opportunities for performance improvement.

• Participates and utilizes the performance improvement process to improve clinical practice.

• Completes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to Nursing Research Department utilizing a research article from the last 5 years from research performed in the United States.

• Completes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.

• Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in timely manner.

• Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing required;
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

• Registered Nurse license in New York State.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

AS:
Nursing (Required)

BLS
- Basic Life Support
- American Heart Association (AHA), RN
- Registered Nurse
- New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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- Medium Work
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