Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Per Diem; UTICA, NY

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patient‘s health by completing the nursing process: collaborating with Physicians and multidisciplinary team members to provide support to patients, visitors and families. Responsible for assessing, planning, promoting and evaluating quality patient care. The Registered Nurse provides teaching to patients, families and the public, and will follow the mission, vision, values, policies and procedures of Mohawk Valley Health System.

• Identify patient care requirements, establish personal rapport with patients and families, and ensure understanding of 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 patient care goals; teaching patients, friends and family to understand the disease process, medications, and self‑care skills, and providing time to answer questions.
• Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, and recommending adjustments to meet patient needs.
• Be accountable for individual nursing practice and determine appropriate delegation of tasks to provide optimum patient care.
• Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining inventory, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration, and controlled substance regulations; utilize universal precautions at all times.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and seeking assistance from health‑care staff when needed.
• Document patient care service by charting accurately and timely in patients’ medical records in accordance with licensure and regulatory/hospital standards.
• Maintain continuity of care with the nursing team by communicating the plan of care and following through with the multidisciplinary team to ensure all services are organized, planned, and delivered.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory and PAR levels, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and using equipment and supplies appropriately.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, mandatory in‑services, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Participate in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives, including continuing education and participation in hospital‑wide and unit‑specific teams, to identify nursing practice areas for quality improvement and safe outcomes.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among the healthcare team by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating in team problem‑solving.
• Provide service excellence to patients and their families/visitors, meeting or exceeding patient expectations through empathetic and compassionate patient‑centered care.
• Professionally manage patient and family/visitor needs and concerns using AIDET and positive service recovery methods.
• Respond to patient requests and make active referrals to subject matter experts or decision makers who can fulfill the patient request.
• 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 nursing 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, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Req , Department OPERATING ROOM, Shift Days, Shift Hours Worked 8.00, FTE 0.2, Work Schedule NYSNA - 7.5 HR, Employee Status A7 - Occasional, Union 2004 - NYSNA, Pay Range $40 - $56 per hour.