Registered Nurse - Nursery - Regular Time; FTE - Nights w​/Call; UTICA, NY

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patient health by completing the nursing process: collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing support to patients, visitors and families. The role includes assessing, planning, promoting and evaluating quality patient care, teaching patients, families and the public, and following the mission, vision, values, policies and procedures of Mohawk Valley Health System.

• Identify patient care requirements and establish rapport with patients and families to understand the plan of care throughout the patient’s experience.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends and families.
• Promote patient independence by setting care goals and teaching patients and families about disease processes, medications, and self‑care skills, and providing time to answer questions.
• Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against care goals, and recommending adjustments to the patient’s needs.
• Be responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and delegate tasks appropriately to provide optimum patient care.
• Ensure equipment operation by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, and maintaining inventories.
• Protect patients and employees by following infection control policies, medication administration regulations, and universal precautions.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment by complying with procedures, rules, and calling for assistance when needed.
• Document patient care accurately and timely in the medical record, in accordance with licensure and regulatory standards.
• Maintain continuity of care by communicating the plan to the multidisciplinary team and ensuring services are organized, planned and delivered.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory, anticipate needs, place orders, verify receipt, and use equipment to accomplish duties.
• Maintain professional knowledge by attending workshops, in‑services, reviewing publications, networking, and participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to the profession through practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives, continuing education, and unit or hospital teams to improve outcomes.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship with the healthcare team by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and problem‑solving together.
• Provide service excellence to patients and families/visitors, meeting or exceeding expectations through compassionate, patient‑centered care.
• Manage patient and family/visitor needs using AIDET and positive service recovery methods.
• Respond to patient requests and make referrals to appropriate experts or decision‑makers.
• Provide culturally sensitive care.
• Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Required:
  
  Graduate of an accredited nursing program with an associate’s degree.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited program or higher degree; one or more years of experience in a related setting.

• Required:
  
  Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Preferred:
  Basic Life Support certification.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, etc.), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.