Location: White Plains,NY, USA
**Job Title:** Registered Nurse**Job Specialty:** Nursing NICU**Job Duration:** Not specified**Shift:** Night 7P-7A alternating weekends and holidays**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified**Experience:**- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing- One year of acute care nursing experience preferred for areas other than medical-surgical or step-down**License:** Current New York RN license/registration**Certifications:**- BSN required for RNs hired after 1/1/18- BLS certification (American Heart Association) required- NRP certification required for NICU within 6 months of hiring**Must-Have:**- Completion of Department and Unit Orientation Program- Adherence to infection control standards and patient safety goals- Effective communication and collaboration skills**Job Description:**- Provide direct patient care and assess patients' needs- Collaborate with patients, family members, peers, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team- Implement and evaluate medical and nursing regimens according to nursing philosophy, policies, and standards- Demonstrate leadership skills and commitment to professional growth and accountability- Utilize nursing processes to meet age-specific patient needs in biophysical, psychosocial, educational, safety/environment, and discharge planning aspects- Address unit-based issues with appropriate actions- Integrate patient rights and nursing ethics into work practice- Delegate activities to ancillary staff according to State Nurse Practice Act- Support and promote professional nursing practice models- Participate in performance improvement initiatives- Attend mandatory in-services and staff meetings as required- Utilize cost-containment practices- Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities- Adhere to national patient safety goals**Core Competencies:**- Teamwork and adaptability- Professional role modeling- Excellent communication skills- Attention to detail- Planning and organizing- Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills- Stress tolerance**Physical/Mental Demands/Requirements:**- Ability to move about freely at least 85% of the time- Ability to remain stationary for extended periods- Frequently transport objects up to fifty pounds- Ability to adapt in a high-stress and fast-paced environment- Respond to rapidly changing situational needs of patients and department- Operate computers and equipment continuously- Concentrate on fine detail amid interruptions**Primary Population Served:**- Neonatal (birth to 28 days)- Infant (29 days to less than 1 year)- Pediatric (1 to 12 years)- Adult (18 to 64 years)- Geriatric (65+ years)- Patients with exceptional communication needs- Patients with developmental delays- Patients at end of life- Patients under isolation precautions- Patients with cultural needs- Bariatric patients with weight-related comorbidities- Non-patient care populationThe responsibilities and tasks outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the hospital.