Registered Nurse - Per Diem - Emergency Department
Rochester Regional Health

Description

HOW WE CARE FOR YOU

At St. Lawrence Health, we are dedicated to getting health care right. Our robust benefits and total rewards foster employee wellbeing, professional development and personal growth. We care for your career while caring for the community.

SUMMARY

The registered nurse provides assessment, problem identification (nursing diagnosis), care planning (including desired outcome determination), implementation and evaluation in nursing care in a patient and family centered manner in accordance with licensure scope of practice, regulatory standards, and established hospital policies, procedures and protocols.

Canton-Potsdam Hospital is a warm and caring not-for-profit community healthcare facility that's certified for 94 beds. Our mission is to provide exceptional healthcare services to the community. Within our welcoming walls, you'll find a wide array of core programs in emergency medicine, acute care, hospitalist medicine, and critical care. But that's just the beginning. We're not just a hospital; we're a beacon of health and wellness in the North Country. We proudly offer outpatient health services in Brasher Falls, Canton, Colton, Gouverneur, Massena, Norfolk, and Potsdam, NY.

STATUS: Per Diem

LOCATION: Canton-Potsdam Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Emergency Department

SCHEDULE: 12-hour variable

ATTRIBUTES

• Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing school program
  
• Preferred: BSN from an accredited nursing school program
  
• Required: Current, unrestricted New York State registered professional nursing license; AHA BLS upon hire
  
• Preferred: National Certification
  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs a comprehensive patient assessment to identify patient and family needs
  
• Develops and implements a comprehensive plan of care involving the patient and the family.
  
• Performs and documents direct patient and family centered care and patient education according to nursing standards of practice
  
• Identifies and responds to patient conditions to achieve positive patient outcomes.
  
• Performs discharge planning to ensure safe and appropriate transition of care.
  
• Directs and delegates care provided by unlicensed team members
  
• Provides world class customer service to patients and families.
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE: $40.86 - $55.11

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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