Emergency Room Staff Nurse-Nights

Where The Best BelongNewYork-PresbyterianThe University Hospital of Columbia and CornellRecognized as one of the best hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, New York-Presbyterian Hospital with over 2,300 beds continues a long-standing emphasis on clinical expertise with our centers of excellence including New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York Presbyterian/Columbia, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Allen Pavilion, a model for community care and the Westchester Division, a world renowned behavioral health facility. World-class resources, state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient facilities and world-renowned research and clinical leadership make this a special place.
ResponsibilitiesA Staff Nurse is a registered nurse, who in this first level position, coordinates care of assigned patients on a shift. Possesses the qualifications and attributes essential for the provision of safe, efficient and therapeutic nursing care. Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary health care team to optimize team performance. Acts as a patient advocate by addressing individual patient needs. Functions within the standards of practice established by Division of Nursing and American Nurses Association Standards of Clinical Practice. Acts within the policies and procedures of the hospital, division and clinical department. BSN (preferred), graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in New York State. Prior experience RN experience required
Additional ResponsibilityThe Department of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital provides around the clock expert care to 55,000 patients annually, about 13,000 of whom are subsequently admitted to inpatient services. We provide state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment for patients with a full spectrum of emergency medical needs. The most common serious complaints and diagnoses include chest pain/angina/myocardial infarction, heart failure, complications of alcohol use, diabetes, epileptic seizures, cerebrovascular accidents, abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding, pneumonia and respiratory diseases, systemic infections, abscesses, lacerations and orthopedic and rheumatologic complaints. The Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian also provides a level of expertise and range of services and resources dedicated to children in need of emergency care.The Department of Emergency Medicine is a top regional center for emergency care. We also receive, evaluate and stabilize approximately 800 patients per year transferred from all over the world. We are officially designated as a 911 Receiving Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center, a Psychiatric Emergency Receiving Center, and a Burn Center for the City of New York. The NewYork-Presbyterian Emergency Department is also the officially designated Emergency Department for numerous regional specialty care centers, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Gracie Square Psychiatric Hospital.
Equal Employment OpportunityNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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