Clinical Nurse I - PACU, OSCU, Radiology, Pre-Op

How you move is why we're here. ®Now more than ever.Get back to what you need and love to do.The possibilities are endless... Now more than ever, our guiding principles are helping us in our search for exceptional talent - candidates who align with our unique workplace culture and who want to maximize the abundant opportunities for growth and success. If this describes you then let's talk! HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.Emp StatusPer Diem Part timeWork ShiftDay (United States of America)Compensation RangeThe base pay scale for this position is $79.00 - $79.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.What you will be doingJOB DESCRIPTIONYEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED2 years, Nursing. PACU, ICU, or OR experience.YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PREFERRED3 years, Nursing. Broadbased MedicalSurgical experience coupled with strong communication skills and ability to effectively teach patients and families. Attention to detail and strong critical thinking is essential.PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONSContinuously standwalk or lifthandlecarry material or equipment of moderate weight. Continuously standwalk or lifthandlecarry material or equipment of moderate weight (20 to 50 lbs).Examples: Nurses, LPNs, and Physical Therapists.ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONSIndoor area with frequent exposure.Located in an indoor area with frequent exposure to mild physical discomfort from dust, fumes,temperature, and noise. Examples: patient care providers and laboratory technicians.HAZARDS OSHA~OSHA Category 1. Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, and other potentially infectious materials.POSITION & UNIT ACCOUNTABILITIESUpholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Responds to customer concerns.Responds to customer concerns as soon as possible with compassion and understanding.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Promotes a professional atmosphere.Promotes a professional atmosphere through courteous communication, cooperation, and respect for patients, families, visitors and members of the health care team.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Respects privacy of information (HIPAA). Observes and respects the privacy and confidentiality of information in accordance with HIPAA policies and procedures.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Corporate Compliance, Code of Conduct,and Standards of Care.Adheres to Hospital policy regarding Corporate Compliance; Code of Conduct and Standards of Care.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Demonstrates mission and values. Demonstrates mission and values with patients, families, peers and other members of the health care team.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Incorporates patient rights into plan of care. Incorporates patient rights into the plan of nursing care and in conjunction with the health care team.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Advance Directives. Ensures patient rights regarding Advance Directives are communicated documented appropriately and in accordance with HSS policy and required guidelines.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Pain relief. Recognizes pain relief as an essential patient right.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Demonstrates cultural competency. Recognizes, respects and adapts to social, cultural and religious beliefs of patients, families and practices in the provision of care.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Complies with Infection Control policies & procedures. Complies with policies and procedures concerning infection control and safety in order to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for patients, families, visitors and staff.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Infection Control & Standard Precautions. Utilizes principles of infection control and standard precautions in the performance of patient care activities.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Handling of ""sharps"". Follows Standard Precaution policies regarding handling and safe disposal of ""sharps"".Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Continuing educational programs. Maintains and develops competence through required inservice and continuing educational programs.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Explains procedures.Explains procedures to patients and answers questions.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Educates patients, caregivers & family members. Instructs and educates patients andor family members as indicated.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Annual Mandatory Inservices. Completes annual Joint Commission, State and Hospital mandated inservices.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Teaching staffpatients.Demonstrates teaching ability with staff andor patients, sensitive to the teaching and learning process, is empathetic, patient and objective.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Preceptor role. Acts as preceptor for orientees in conjunction with the Nurse Educator and Nurse Manager.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Evaluates progress of new staff. Assists in measuring the new staff member's progress through ongoing assessment, validation and documentation.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Identifies learning needs of staff. Identifies and coordinates with the Nurse Managerdesignee, the learning needs of the unit's professional and ancillary staff.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Developsimplements unit learning. Develops and implements unit based learning activities.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Uses interpersonal communication strategies. Uses effective interpersonal communication strategies to promote learning and develop group cohesiveness.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Assists in development of patient education programs. Assists in the development of patient education programs and materials for specific patient populations.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Ensures awareness of staff for new standards to unit. Ensures staff awareness of newrevised standards posted on Hospital Intranet.Participates in Education (SelfStaffPatientFamily) - Achieves own education goals. Is selfdirected in identifying and achieving own education goals.Upholds StandardsExpectations of HSS Staff - Punctuality Reports for duty punctually.Upholds StandardsExpectations of HSS Staff - Attendance. Maintains satisfactory attendance record.Upholds StandardsExpectations of HSS Staff - Staff meetings. Attendsparticipates in staff meetings.Upholds StandardsExpectations of HSS Staff - Adjusts to changing situations. Adjusts to changing situations and work assignments.Upholds StandardsExpectations of HSS Staff - Time management. Manages time appropriately to meet patient, department and Hospital needs.Upholds StandardsExpectations of HSS Staff - Professional appearance.Maintains a professional appearance; adheres to fingernail policy of 14"" natural nail length with no nail enhancements.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Maintains confidentiality. Maintains confidentiality, privacy and security of patient and Hospital information.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Competency in the use of Information Systems. Maintains appropriate level of competency inusing information systems.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Incorporates information resources in plan of care.Demonstrates ability to incorporate information resources in the plan of care (i.e., micromedex,medline).Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Effectively communicates with departments. Effectively communicates with various departments to disseminate and receive information as requested.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Records nursing processobservations.Accurately records nursing processobservations in a clear, concise and legible manner.Exercises Leadership - Delegates duties to team. Demonstrates ability to delegate duties to team members after assessing patient's needs and varying skill levels of staff members.Exercises Leadership - Makes changes with a positive attitude. Actively participates in making changes with a positive attitude.Exercises Leadership - Supervises patient care of DN'sstudentsorientees. Retains responsibility and supervises the care provided to patients by Private Duty nursesstudentsorientees.Exercises Leadership - Identifies and resolves basic problems. Identifies and resolves basic problems and refers them to the appropriate person when beyond scope of ability or authority.Exercises Leadership - Supports new staff socialization. Supports new staff members socialization into staff and unit, as needed.Exercises Leadership - Delegates orientation. Ensures delegation of orientation responsibilities to another clinical nurse when changes are necessary.Exercises Leadership - Participates in developing & implementing standards of carepractice.Actively participates in the development and interpretation of standards of care and practice.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates awareness of QAPI process. Demonstrates an awareness of the QAPI process and participates in activities as requested.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Identifies patient care problems. Identifies patient care problems which are appropriate for investigation.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates knowledge of research activities. Demonstrates basic knowledge of research activities and applies findings as appropriate.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates awareness of nursing responsibility.Demonstrates an awareness of nursing responsibility in clinical research protocols and QAPI initiatives while protecting rights of patients.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Createsrevises standards. Creates or revises two standards each year.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Patient safety principles. Incorporates patient safety principles in all aspects of patient care.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Completes system assessments. Performs a complete systems assessment of assigned patients upon admission to the unit and at intervals recommended in HSS standards of care.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Reports abnormal findings.Reports previously unrecognized abnormal or unanticipated findings to the perscriber.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Provides care to patients. Provides care to the patient according to established standards and individual patient needs.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Recognizes post-operative complications. Demonstrates ability to recognize, interpret and intervene when signs and symptoms of complications are evident.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Maintains surveillance for post-op & cast complications. Maintains a high index of surveillance for neurovascular compromise andor compartment syndrome for the post operative or casted orthopedic patient.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Plan of care for prevention of DVT. Incorporates the patient in the plan of care for anticoagulation management andor deep vein thrombosis prevention in addition to carefully following prescribed prevention modalities.DemonstratesHSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Provides care to Rheumatologic patient. Provides care to the Rheumatologic patient according to established standards and individual patient needs.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Reviews & implements prescriber orders.Reviews and implements all prescriber orders in a timely manner.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Reviews & validates transcribed orders. Reviews and validates all prescriber orders prior to medication administration andor treatment.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Verifies medication orders.Collaborates with an anesthesiologistpharmacistprescriber when clarification or verification of medication order is indicated.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Pain standards. Demonstrates adherence to all pain standards with keen sensitivity, to, and proactive management of,patient's pain.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Recognizes impact of pain history. Recognizes impact of patient's prior pain experiences on current pain regimen.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Synthesizes pain data. Synthesizes all available pain data for developing or adjusting the plan of care.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Mobilization & positioning. Uses correct mobilization and positioning techniques (i.e.log rolling of post-operative spine patients; maintaining abduction for hip patients; elevating extremities, etc. as applicable).Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Pain relief.Recognizes pain relief as an essential patient right.Upholds Patient RightsOrganizational Ethics - Demonstrates cultural competency.Recognizes, respects and adapts to social, cultural and religious beliefs of patients, families and practices in the provision of care.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Complies with Infection Control policies & plies with policies and procedures concerning infection control and safety in order to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for patients, families, visitors and staff.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Infection Control & Standard Precautions.Utilizes principles of infection control and standard precautions in the performance of patient care activities.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Demonstrates safe practice.Demonstrates safe practice and complies with all standards concerning infection control and safety.Promotes Environment of CareInfection Control - Provides safe environment.Provides and maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors and all Hospital employees.Participates in Education - Continuing educational programs.Maintains and develops competence through required inservice and continuing educational programs.Participates in Education - Explains procedures.Explains procedures to patients and answers questions.Participates in Education - Educates patients, caregivers & family structs and educates patients, family members andor caregiversas indicated; explains procedures and answers questions.Participates in Education - Annual Mandatory pletes annual Joint Commission, State and Hospital mandated inservices.Participates in Education - Shares knowledge & expertise.Shares knowledge and expertise with staff members, serves as a clinical resource to colleagues.Participates in Education - Evaluates own practice in relation to professional standards in relation to professional practice standards, relevant statutes, regulation.Evaluates own practice in relation to professional practice standards, relevant statutes, regulations, and professional growth.Participates in Education - Communicates clearlyexplains municates clearly, explains all procedures, treatments, and medications to patient and family and answers questions within the scope of clinical practice.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Utilizes fall prevention corporates fall prevention strategies into daily practice.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Prevents pressure ulcers. Intervenes aggressively to prevent pressure ulcers.Applies the Nursing Process - Assesses physical, psychosocial & educational needs of patientsfamilies. Demonstrates the ability to assess the physical, psychosocial and educational needs of patientsfamilies considering age, culture, cognitive, developmental and functional limitations.Applies the Nursing Process - Assures completion of initial patient assessment. Assures initial assessment of patients includes pain, health history, systems and functional ability.Applies the Nursing Process - Identifies unique patient needs. Identifies unique needs of patientsfamilies considering age, culture, cognitive, developmental and functional limitations.Applies the Nursing Process - Evaluates patients for barriers to learning. Evaluates patients for barriers to learning in the development of teachingcare plan.Applies the Nursing Process - Maintains patient care plans. Initiates and revises individualized patient care plans developed from the assessment data and mutually established goals with patientfamily.Applies the Nursing Process - Implements plan of care.Implements the plan of care, performing nursing skills and interventions, efficiently, safely,consistently and cost-effectively.Applies the Nursing Process - Identifies emergency situations and responds.Identifies emergency situations promptly, initiates action and summons assistance.Applies the Nursing Process - Understands established nursing standards of care. Exhibits an understanding of established standards of care and nursing sensitive outcome indicators.Applies the Nursing Process - Maintains accountability for care.Maintains accountability for care delivered by self and other assigned personnel.Applies the Nursing Process - Role models excellence.Role models patient care excellence, customer service, and professional accountability.Applies the Nursing Process - Identifies recurring problems & recommends change. Identifies recurring practice problems and their impact on nursing care activities and recommends practice changes.Applies the Nursing Process - Monitors nursing standards. Assists in the monitoring of nursing practice standards through QAPI activities.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg) - Clinician Activated Bolus through PCA Pump. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of patient requiring Clinician Activated Bolus through PCA Pump.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Initiation & management of Blood Glucose Monitoring. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in Blood Glucose Monitoring.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Administration of medication. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient requiring medications.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): IV push medication.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in use of IV push medication.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency- Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Removal of CVP.line.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in removal of CVP lines.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Venipuncture.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in venipuncture.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Use of EKG.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in performance of the EKG.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Maintains current ACLSPALS certification. Maintains all required certifications (BLSACLSPALS).Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU - Amb Surg): Maintains IV competency.Maintains IV competency.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (PACU): Catheter careremoval.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in epidural catheter careremoval.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Follows protocol for management of patient. Follows protocol for management of patient admitted to PACU.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Performs a complete systems assessment. Performs a complete systems assessment of assigned patients immediately upon admission to the PACU, and initiates plan of care.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Maintains a high index of surveillance for neurovascular syndrome.Maintains a high index of surveillance for neurovascular compromise andor compartment syndrome for the post-operative patient.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Administers direct nursing care.Administers direct nursing care safely and efficiently to patients in the immediate post-anesthetic phase.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Incorporates patient safety principles in recovery phase. Incorporates patient safety principles in all aspects of patient care during the recovery phase.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Collaborates when clarification of medication order is indicated. Collaborates with anesthesiologist, pharmacist andor prescriber when clarification or verification of medication order is indicated.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Reports abnormal or unanticipated clinical issues.Effectively communicates and reports abnormal or unanticipated clinical issues to anesthesiologistprescriber.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Prepostprocedure assessment completed in a timely manner.Prepost-procedure assessment is completed in a timely manner based on unit protocol.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Pain is effectively managed to provide patient comfort. Pain is effectively managed to provide patient comfort.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Hemodynamic and neurovascular status is monitored. Hemodynamic and neurovascular status is monitored and documented.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandardsin Delivering Service - (PACU): Patientfamily education and review of discharge instructions. Patientfamily education is assured by reviewing discharge instructions and signed copy given to patient.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Pain is controlled prior to discharge. Pain is controlled prior to discharge.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Patient is discharged safely. Patient is discharged safely from the unit based on unit discharge protocol, including pain control.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Postopprocedure call is performed.Post-opprocedure call is performed in a timely manner and effectively assesses the patient's needsor post procedure status.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - (PACU): Postopprocedure call.Post-opprocedure call: Communicates with physician any patient conditionconcernor adverse effects of procedure.Cooperates in data collection related to QAPI activities.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Demonstrates knowledge of research activities.Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Participates in QAPI process. Participates in QAPI process activities as requested including team membership.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Administers chemotherapy.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the administration of chemotherapy.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Agementally appropriate communication.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in appropriate communication skills based on agemental ability.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Calculation of pediatric medications.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the calculation of medicationsdosing for pediatric patients.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Family centered approaches to care.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in family centered approaches to care.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Care of patients with Cerebral Palsy & other neuromuscular disease.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the care of patients with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Care plan infancy to adult. Demonstrates clinical proficiency of Care planning from infancy through adolescence.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Cast Care, Spica cast management.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in cast care, spica cast management.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Chest Tube management.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of patient with a chest tube.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Enteral Feedings. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient requiring enteral feeding. Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Laboratory results for pediatric patients.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in the interpretation of laboratory values appropriate to pediatric patients.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Pain Management. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in pediatric pain management.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Physical Assessment.Demonstrates clinical proficiency in performance of a physical assessment.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Pediatrics): Agementally appropriate communication. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in appropriate communication skills based on agemental ability.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Coordinates communication across all disciplines. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of communication across all disciplines.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients requiring Hemodynamic Monitoring.Demonstrates clinical proficiency of management of a patient requiring hemodynamic monitoring.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients undergoing MRI. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient undergoing MRI.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with acute changes in mental status. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient with an acute change in mental status requiring frequent nursing assessmentinterventions.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with Arterial Lines. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of patient with an arterial line.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with Central Venous Access. Demonstrates proficiency in management of the patient with a central venous access.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of patients with microvascualrizedsplit thickness skin grafts. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient with a microvascularizedsplit thickness skin graft in the immediate postoperative phase.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management ofthe patient during a Signal 1. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the patient during Signal 1.Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Novice to Expert (Step-Down): Management of trauma patients. Demonstrates clinical proficiency in management of the trauma patient, having a high index of suspicion for additional injuries.Demonstrates HSS Professional & Clinical Standards - Completes system assessments.Performs a complete systems assessment of assigned patients in pre-op and post-op telephonic interviews.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - Prepost-procedure assessment.Prepost-procedure assessment is conducted in a timely manner, based on unit protocol.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - Pain assessment.Pain is effectively assessed and documented in a timely manner.Demonstrates HSS PrinciplesStandards in Delivering Service - Hemodynamic and neurovascular assessment. Hemodynamic and neurovascular status is monitored and documented.Demonstrates Clinical proficiency - Novice to Expert - Family centered approaches to care.Demonstrates knowledge of family-centered approaches to care.Demonstrates Clinical proficiency - Novice to Expert - Care plan infancy to adult.Demonstrates knowledge of care planning from infancy through adolescence.Demonstrates Clinical proficiency - Novice to Expert - Physical assessment.Demonstrates knowledge and good professional judgment in conducting complete and accurate telephonic physical assessments.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Maintains Confidentiality.Maintains confidentiality, privacy and security of patient and Hospital information.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Competency in the use of Information Systems.Maintains appropriate level of competency in using information systems.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Incorporates information resources in plan of care.Demonstrates ability to incorporate information resources in the plan of care (i.e., micromedex, medline).Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Effectively communicates with departments.Effectively communicates with various departments to disseminate and receive information as requested.Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Records nursing processobservations.Accurately records nursing processobservations in a clear, concise and legible manner.Exercises Leadership - Delegates duties to team.Demonstrates ability to delegate duties to team members after assessing patient's needs and varying skill levels of staff members.Exercises Leadership - Participates in making changes with a positive attitude.Actively participates in making changes with a positive attitude.Exercises Leadership - Identifies and resolves basic problems.Identifies and resolves basic problems and refers them to the appropriate person when beyond scope of ability or authority.EDUCATION REQUIREDDiploma, Nursing. BSN or Board Certification. BSN in progress, or equivalent evidence of ongoing learning in practice area.EDUCATION PREFERREDMasters, Nursing. Graduate, Accredited School of Nursing.CERTIFICATIONSLICENSURE REQUIREDRegistered Nurse License, New York. BLS, ACLS.CERTIFICATIONSLICENSURE PREFERREDCertification in area of practice. BLS, ACLS, PALS (must be completed within 6 months).SKILLS REQUIREDDemonstrate competency in the use of the Nursing Process.SKILLS PREFERREDNon-Discrimination PolicyHospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.

Created: 2025-02-06