Registered Nurse - ED Observation Unit

Company: St. Joseph's Health
Location: Syracuse
Posted on: January 9, 2021

Job Description:

Employment Type:Full timeShift:Description:ED Observation is a 15 bed Medical/Surgical/Telemetry unit. Fast paced unit with a typical 24-48 hour length of stay. Our specialties include chest pain, syncope, r/o TIA, CHF, preoperative surgical patients, and medical conditions requiring observation stays. 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. Observation follows a primary care nursing model with a team approach to meet the needs of the patient population. RN to patient ratio is 5:1, with a Patient Care Tech 24/7 to assist with patient care.Organization Highlights:

• Recognized Leader: Only Magnet Hospital in Syracuse, highlighting our professional nursing staff.
• Shared Governance: Unit practice counsel and open door guiding principle gives all our nurses a voice.
• Advancement: Strong orientation program and generous tuition allowance.
• Work/Life: Self-scheduling options to balance your work/life and school calendars.What you will do:
  • Therapeutic nursing interventions, hands on skills including class II telemetry monitoring, POCT, IV Placement, and venipunctures. Coordinate patient education, goal setting, care planning, multidisciplinary care team coordination, and discharge planning.
  • Care for and provide treatment modalities to patients on unit.
  • Collaborative team approach using SNAP rounding daily with interdisciplinary team to ensure patients are on track with goals, patients are progressing, and needs are met.Responsibilities:
    • Ensures quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the New York Nurse Practice Act, National Standards of Practice, and Nursing and Clinical Service standards of care and practice.
    • Utilizing the Nursing Process, plans, directs and supervises the care of patients in addition to being involved in the provision of direct care of patients and families.Career Path:
      • Clinical ladder advancement with experience, staff engagement, and national certification.
      • Career advancement to leadership roles as team leader, preceptor, mentor, coordinator/management.
      • Job share opportunities with other departments available.Mission Statement:
        • We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.Vision:
          • To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes.Core Values:
            • In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are.Education, Training, Experience, Certification and Licensure:
              • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure, or eligibility for licensure, in the State of New York.
              • Maintains current BLS/CPR certification.
              • Participates in orientation and continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise.Work Environment and Hazards:
                • Clinical setting. Exposure Class IPhysical Demands:
                  • Medium work: must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; occasionally lifting maximum of 50 pounds. Will require ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach.Work Contact Group:
                    • All services, medical staff, patients, visitors, and various regulatory and professional agencies.Supervised By:
                      • Team Leader, Clinical Coordinator, Unit Manager, and Clinical Services/Nursing Administration.Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTrinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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