Introduction
To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.
To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.
Overview
Delivers Nursing Care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.
Responsibilities
- Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
- Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
- Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
- Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
- Assures quality care by adhering to professional standards, healthcare organization policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards; maintaining cooperative relationships among healthcare team members.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Protects healthcare organization value by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches.
- Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
- Improves nursing job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to nursing and healthcare organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
Requirements
- BSN Degree Preferred
- less than 1 year Completion of a nursing program and active license.
- 1-3 years Experience working in a clinical environment.
- Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA
- Ability is required to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to build comprehensive reports and effectively convey information to others.
- New York State License and Registered Nurse Required
- Basic Life Support Training
- Infection Control Training
- OHS Fit Test Required
- OHS Annual Assessment Required
