Registered Nurse Med/Surg Float

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NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health’s anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Learn more about NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Nurse Med/Surg Float.

In this role, the successful candidate The Registered Professional Staff Nurse (RN) assumes responsibility for nursing care and outcomes for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the nursing process in collaboration with other members of the health team.

Job Responsibilities:

Performs other duties as aligned with the mission and values of the organization.
Demonstrates personal accountability for own professional practice and professional growth.
Documents patient assessment reassessment progress toward goal achievement and all other required documentation accurately and timely.
Promotes patient safety and quality including adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals
Communicates and collaborates effectively with members of the health care team escalating situations appropriately.
Establishes effective caring relationships with staff patients families and other members of the health care team.
Administers medication and parenteral therapy in accordance with policy and procedure including blood administration.
Establishes priorities for patient care delivery and uses critical thinking skills coordinates and completes patient care responsibilities independently or by appropriately delegating.
Provides patient/family education and assists in discharge planning utilizing resources and considering patient/family readiness barriers and alternatives.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care based on physical psychosocial educational safety and age-related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you’ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.