ICU

Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse you are the engine and the heart of patient care at Rochester Regional Health. You make a positive difference every single day in the lives of our patients, their family members and visitors going above and beyond to meet their needs with courtesy, kindness, respect and compassion. By working on assignments and/or floating through Rochester Regional Health's Eastern Region facilities, you provide care where it's needed most.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data.
• Demonstrates clinical judgment in responding to priority patient needs.
• Communicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team.
• Develops and documents plan of care, treatment and services which is individualized and appropriate for the patient needs.
• Provides care, treatment and services in collaboration with interdisciplinary health team.
• Evaluates, communicates and documents patient responses to care.
• Ensures the patient and family receives / understands education / training specific to their needs and abilities.
• Confidently leads the care delivery team through effective communication, collaboration and leadership.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability on the unit / patient care team.
• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal aspects of nursing as evidenced by documentation and professional behaviors.
• Delegates appropriate responsibilities to assigned nurses and ancillary staff.
• Demonstrates ability to manage job related stressors and constructive feedback during intra/interdepartmental relations.
• Demonstrates flexibility in meeting staffing needs throughout the organization.
• Participates in problem-solving activities at the unit level by identifying the problem and collaboratively working toward resolution.
• Provides input regarding protocols, policies and procedures to immediate supervisor.
• Provides training / precepting for new team members on the unit.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse required.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.

Required Licensure/Certification:

• NYS Registered Nurse License required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.

Compliance:

• Completes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.
• Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in timely manner.
• Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.