Staff Nurse - 61575

Health and Hospitals Corporation

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Full Time | New York City, NEW YORK | 11 days

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Full Time
New York City
Health and Hospitals Corporation
$147,833 Average salary of similar jobs | Check Salary...

Job Description


About NYC Health + Hospitals

In its century of service, Coney Island Hospital has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. The hospital has been recognized for its clinical innovations in Primary Care, Adolescent Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Emergency Services. The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages.

Job Description

  • Assess and monitors patients conditions and initiates appropriate nursing intervention including direct patient care.
  • Provides nursing assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, intervention and evaluation.
  • Provision of life support for patients who are compromised hemodynamically and/or respiratory impaired.
  • Monitoring of invasive lines (Arterial lines, Swan-Ganz) to provide data for hemodynamic stabilization.
  • Evaluation of cardiac rhythms and administration of drips according to protocols.
  • Utilization of protocol in weaning and extubation of patients.
  • Maintenance of intracranial pressure monitoring.
  • Titration of medications according to protocols.
  • Defibrillation of patients as necessary; assistance in cardioversion when indicated.
  • Provision of care for patients with balloon pump/MAST trousers/pneumatic stockings, Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube.
  • Initiative of patient/family education and psychosocial support to family/significant other.
  • Performance of the duties described in the generic Staff Nurse job description.
  • Maintain clinical competency through participation in education, attendance at mandatory classes, BLS, ACLS Renewal and knowledge of current Critical Care standards.
  • Participates in performance improvement, JCAHO, and infection control activities.
  • Provide age appropriate care to adolescent, young, middle age, and geriatric patients within the units.

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    Minimum Qualifications

    For individuals holding an unrestricted registered professional nursing license BEFORE July 1,
    2020 in New York State, another state or United States territory:
    1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse
    in New York State; and
    2. Valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart
    Association (AHA).
    For individuals issued a registered professional nursing license on or AFTER July 1, 2020,
    based on expected implementation of Chapter 502 of the Laws of 2017 and Chapter 380 of the
    Laws of 2018:
    1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional
    Nurse in New York State; and
    a. A Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing or higher (or other nursing degree, as identified by NYS
    Education Department including Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of
    Philosophy Degree in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Science) from an accredited college or
    university, registered with the NYSED; or
    b. Obtains a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing or higher, as described in “a” above, within ten
    (10) years of the date of initial licensure; and
    2. Valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association
    (AHA).

    How To Apply

    If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button or forward your resume, noting the above Job ID #, to:
    Coney Island Hospital
    Human Resources Department
    2601 Ocean Parkway, Room 1W89
    Brooklyn, NY 11235
    Attn: Recruitment Unit
    Fax: 718-616-4448

    Vacancy Control Board Number

    CON-02092021-0278

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