Registered Nurse - Communications Center (Central Triage

Position: Registered Nurse - Communications Center (Central Triage)
Location: City of Rochester

Job Title:

Registered Nurse - Communications Center (Central Triage)

Location:

Riedman Center/Remote
* IN PERSON TRAINING (8 WEEKS)
** Working from home / hybrid schedule is an option once trained, will be expected to come into the office when needed
* Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule:

Days/Evenings/Nights/Weekends (every other weekend + split holidays) 4, 8 or 12 hr shifts
* Must live within 1 hour of Riedman Center

* SUMMARY:

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• 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.

Planning:
• 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.

Implementation:
• 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.

Evaluations:
• Evaluates, communicates and documents patient responses to care.
• Revises plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation appropriately.

Education:

• 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.

Demonstrates Compassion, Leadership and Professionalism:
• 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.

Performance Improvement / Evidence Based Practice / Research:
• 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.

Compliance
• 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.

REQUIRED QUAILFICATIONS
• 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)…