Registered Nurse (T&Rc) - Hospice/Med-Surg (Day Shift)

Registered Nurse (T&RC) - Hospice/Med-Surg (Day Shift)

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Registered Nurses are critical members of the team who diagnose and treat responses to actual or potential health problems by means of nursing methods and techniques such as case finding, health teaching, and counseling. Incumbents provide care supportive to and restorative of health and well-being while adhering to a medical regimen.

Duties of a Registered Nurse may include the following but are not limited to:

• Administer direct care when professional nursing skills and judgment are needed.
• Provide emotional and spiritual care of patients and families.
• Develop a written individualized care plan which includes teaching needs and discharge planning for patient and family.
• Communicates and works effectively with other staff and other departments.
• Work collaboratively with hospice agencies.
• Provides documented evidence in the medical record of patient/family teaching and their responses and understanding of the teaching. Ensures that patient education and instructions are consistent with that of the physician or designee.
• Practice infection control and participate in the maintenance of a clean and safe environment.
• Develops and maintains the current written plan of care for assigned patients set by the Hospice agency. Sets priorities to meet the patient’s needs. Sets patient goals and priorities with the patient and/or family.
• Participates in unit or hospital-based quality assurance activities or committees to contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession at Stony Brook University Hospital.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care to all assigned patients. Communicates changes in the patient’s condition and questions regarding patient care to Charge RN/Clinician.
• Administer medications.
• Assess the patient’s condition and nursing needs; coordinate nursing care activities with other health disciplines involved in the treatment effort to relate and integrate the nursing regimen with the treatment plan for patients set by the hospice agency.

Working Conditions:

Working conditions may involve exposure to infectious disease, blood, body fluids and/or tissue as well as other unpleasant elements such as accidents, injuries and illness. May be exposed to and be required to handle varying unpredictable, emergency and crisis situations. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours and pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. This position is classified by OSHA as Category 1.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse 1 (T&RC)

Required: Possession of or eligibility for a license to practice as a registered nurse in New York State.

Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and at least one year of previous hospital acute care experience. Master's degree in hospice and palliative nursing CHPN certified- Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse.

At least 2 years of acute care RN experience in Hospice, Palliative Care or Oncology Strong Clinical skills with experience caring for patients at end of life with a focus of comfort.

Strong skills with PCA's and comfort focused care. Strong communicator that understands how to speak with families about difficult topics compassion, emotional resilience and comfort with death.

*Only licensed nurse experience in an acute care** facility will be counted towards RN1 experience.

*Acute care is defined as medical services provided for illnesses that are short-term (usually less than 30 days), intense, and have a relatively severe to very severe course, requiring knowledge and expertise in the vigilant monitoring of subtle changes in the patient’s condition, as well as ability to quickly recognize and identify potential problems and conditions resulting from a previous disease.

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

In accordance with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regulation that all hospitals and nursing homes “continuously require all personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,” Candidates who are not already partially vaccinated must obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the vaccine protocol Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of job offer or in accordance with vaccine manufacture protocol, whichever comes later.

The regulation also includes those who may be affiliated with or interact with employees of a hospital or nursing home. The regulation allows for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.
• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

• The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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