Registered Nurse - PACU - Per Diem

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries.

The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Nurse - PACU
- Per Diem - NSG-Post Anesthesia
- Per Diem
- Variable Shifts 6am - 11pm. In this role, the successful candidate executes professional nursing care in accordance with physician treatment plans to provide comfort and well-being of patients and their families. The nurse assesses patient needs, plans and implements treatment, observes progress, documents observations, collaborates with the interdisciplinary health team, directs nursing care, and participates in the orientation of new employees.

• Collect patient health data by involving the patient, family, and other health care providers.
• Perform initial assessment based on patient's presentation.
• Record relevant data on the nursing component of the Interdisciplinary Admission Assessment.
• Demonstrate awareness of the special needs of each age group or culture served as well as patients with disabilities.
• Perform ongoing assessments as established by department policy and as warranted by the patient's response.
• Incorporate discharge planning into the admission process.
• Analyze the assessment data to determine problem identification and identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Demonstrate the ability to combine theoretical knowledge and clinical expertise to anticipate and plan for the identified patient and family care needs.
• Analyze the assessment data and identify actual or potential problems that are validated with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
• Identify any cultural, ethnic, and spiritual aspects of patient/family dynamics related to the patient's care.
• Recognize the patient's comfort/pain management needs that may impact the plan of care and desired outcome.
• Identify actual or potential knowledge deficits for the patient and/or family.
• Communicate expected outcomes to the patient, family, and other health care providers to promote continuity of care.
• Develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, and appropriate healthcare providers in developing the plan of care.
• Formulate a family-centered plan of care consistent with the assessment of the patient's needs and the physician's treatment plan; integrate identified cultural, ethnic, and spiritual aspects of care into the plan.
• Incorporate teaching and learning principles in the plan of care based on the identified learning needs and developmental level.
• Assist the patient and family in identifying and securing services to address health-related needs.
• Communicate the plan of care to the patient, family, and other health care providers to promote continuity of care.
• Document the initial plan of care and provide updates as required.
• Establish realistic goals, set appropriate priorities, and use time efficiently.
• Implement the plan of care for each patient and perform appropriate patient monitoring.
• Adapt nursing procedures to meet the needs of the individual patient.
• Provide education to the patient and family utilizing the educational assessment.
• Recognize hazards to patient safety and take action to maintain a safe environment.
• Work collaboratively with other team members to implement interventions.
• Assign…