Posting Job Title Registered Nurse - Rowley Family Birthing Center Resource Team

Posting Job Title

Registered Nurse - Rowley Family Birthing Center Resource Team

Responsibilities

Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations (ANA, 2010).

 

Garnet Health Medical Center clinical nurses are guided by the New York State Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association (ANA) guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses, the Essential Guide to Nursing Practice, Jean Watson’s Nursing Philosophy and Science of Caring, the Garnet Health Medical Center Plan for Nursing Quality and Safety, and the Garnet Health Medical Center Nursing Strategic Plan (NSP). Clinical nurses are empowered to work toward an improved healthcare system by providing safe, timely, effective, equitable, and patient centered care (IOM).

 

Garnet Health Medical Center clinical nurses embrace the Essential Features of Professional Nursing as indicated by the ANA, they include:

• Provision of a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing.
• Attention to the range of human experiences and responses to health and illness within the physical and social environments.
• Integration of assessment data with knowledge gained from an appreciation of the patient of the group.
• Application of scientific knowledge to the processes of diagnosis and treatment through the use of judgment and critical thinking.
• Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry.
• Influence on social and public policy.
• Assurance of safe, quality, and evidence-based practice.

At Garnet Health, we are committed to supporting your career growth and professional potential. We are responsive, attentive and dedicated to the success and satisfaction of our team members. Here, you’ll find resources that will help you excel in your career, tuition reimbursement programs for your continued education, and comprehensive health, dental and retirement benefits designed to fit your individual and family needs. Our inclusive and diverse team culture encourages you to contribute your exceptional talents, skills and perspectives to the success of our system, one another, our communities and our patients.

Join the Garnet Health team and let your excellence shine.

 

Salaries shown on independent jobs related websites reflect market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from Garnet Health System. We invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary / hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. 

 

The compensation range for the role is $56.58- $62.48 hourly. 

 

Garnet Health System provides a compensation range to comply with the New York State law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.  When determining a team member’s compensation and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity)

Qualifications

Licensure:

• Active New York State Nursing License in good standing

Education:

• Associate, Baccalaureate (preferred), Master’s, or Doctorate Degree in Nursing from an Accredited School of Nursing.

Certification:

• American Nurses Association endorsed Certifications or Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Certification Preferred (*Based on Certification specialty hours of work requirement).

Physical Demands:

• Considerable standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.  Considerable visual demands.
• New Hires - Must be able to perform RN essential physical functioning demands as determined by Employee Health / Pre-Screening Assessment
• During any patient transferring task, if any caregiver is required to lift more than 35 lbs of a patient's weight, then the patient should be considered to be fully dependent and assistive devices should be used. (Waters, T. [2007]
• Ergonomic stressors includes moderate to frequent heavy (lifting, positioning, pushing, and/ or transferring of patients). Must participate in Safe Patient Handling Initiatives.
• American with Disability Act Requirements: External and Internal applicants, as well as position incumbents, must be able to perform the essential position responsibilities as listed in this position description either aided or unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.

Mental Demands:

• Ability to foster collaborative relationships, to work well under pressure, to organize and synthesize new information and prioritize tasks. Possess critical thinking, analytical skills and flexibility.
• Ability to multi-task. Required detailed attention to work in an environment where interruptions cannot be controlled. Demonstrates sensitivity to customer needs and expectations.
• Work schedules may include irregular hours including nights and weekends.

Working Conditions:

• OSHA Directive CPL-03-00-016:
• Contact with patient’s under a wide variety of circumstances.
• May be exposed to unpleasant patient elements (exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material).
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Handles emergency and crisis situations.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment to ensure your safety which may include items such as gloves, safety glasses, respirators, or coveralls, vests, lead vests, and full body suits.
• May have contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.
• ORMC abides with the New York Department of Labor / Nursing Licensure Board recommendation on the 16 hour work limit.

Patient and Staff Safety:

• Recognizes the importance of patient/staff safety precautions as it relates to specific department and area of responsibility.
• Consistently utilizes precautions and follows appropriate procedure to enhance patient/staff safety in daily operations.
• Identifies and reports any potentially dangerous situations which could cause medical error and/or patient or staff harm.
• Immediately takes action, where appropriate, to minimize the risk of injury. Where appropriate to staff member’s responsibilities, reports errors, when these occur, to supervisor and in the MIDAS RDE system on an Incident report. Participates when appropriate in Root Cause Analysis and/or other efforts to reduce the risk of medical error and/or patient or staff harm.

Training:

• Clinical nurses are accountable for completing their annual / required mandatory training within certain time frames
• All clinical nurses must have BLS and this training must be kept current.
• In certain clinical areas additional AHA training may be required. If you are transferring to one of these areas you must have the appropriate training prior to beginning the position.

   

   

  Department

  Required Experience

  Preferred Experience

  Recommended Training

  Mandatory Training

  Rowley Family Birthing Center

  Resource Team

  Recent inpatient labor anddelivery or mother babyexperience (within 5 years)

   

   

   

   

   

  NCC SpecialtyCertification:InpatientObstetrics,MaternalNewborn/Lowrisk newbornand/or EFM

   Stable course

  NRP within 3 months ofhire or transfer; ACLSwithin 6 months of hireor transfer;Evidence of FetalMonitoring coursecompletion;C-EFM within 36 months after completions of unit orientation

Normal Working Schedule

Nights (7p-7:30a) Monday-Sunday with 3 weekend shifts per month (Friday & Saturday). Holidays distributed on an equitable basis.

Physical Location

GHMC MAIN CAMPUS

FTE

0.8

Type of Position

Regular Part-Time