RN Registered Nurse Observation Unit

About the Role

• Employment Type: Full time
• Shift: Rotating Shift
• Description Summary: Join an exceptional team known for quality care and excellent outcomes. This career offers a strong orientation program and opportunities for continued education and growth. Leaders provide support and work alongside staff to ensure a safe and efficient work environment. Flexible scheduling is available to meet staff needs.
• Unit Description: The ED Observation department includes a fast-paced short stay acute unit, admission flex unit, and a short stay inpatient unit, with an expected 24–48-hour length of stay. Specialties include chest pain, syncope, r/o TIA, CHF, preoperative surgical patients, and medical conditions requiring observational stays.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for collaboration, communication, and facilitation of optimal patient care through a computerized &/or digital platform supporting daily management of care.
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the patient's plan of care from admission to discharge.
• Utilize clinical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and the principles of case management & adult education to coordinate, implement, and support the plan of care.
• Monitor quality metrics specific to the department and ensure complete and accurate documentation in the patient record.
• Ensures quality care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the New York Regulatory Agencies, National Standards of Practice, and Nursing and Clinical Service standards of care and practice.
• Maintains current knowledge of basic health care economics, trends, and reimbursements methodologies and applies knowledge to daily practice.
• Recognizes situations that require immediate intervention.
• Continues to develop professionally and apply knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to each patient.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Unit specific specialized training includes IV placement, 12 Lead EKG performance and interpretation, Venipunctures, Point of Care Troponins (POCT), BLS, ACLS, EKG 1, and EKG 2 core classes.
• Note: GN’s or RN’s with < 1-year experience should apply to the RN Nurse Residency positions.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure in the State of New York.
• Maintains all licensures and certifications according to NYS regulations and specialty area requirements.
• Participates in continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise.
• Baccalaureate Degree in the Science of Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited school of nursing preferred, according to NYS requirements.
• Specialty credentialing & educational degree according to clinical nursing practice specialty area preferred.