Staff Nurse(PH)-PAC

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located in central Brooklyn. McKinney provides exceptional short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. McKinney residents have 24-hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes, McKinney ranks Top 30 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2024; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

• Interacts with all persons (including residents, family members/visitors, workforce members, volunteers, vendors, and others) based on the organization’s ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence).
• Develops, implements and continuously evaluates the nursing regimen for assigned residents.
• Adheres to the nursing process when providing care/services to residents (assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation)
• Formulates and implements comprehensive, person-centered nursing care plan. Sets priorities, delivers and directs care to meet resident needs.
• Records and maintains nursing care plans and progress notes on residents to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensures that medical and nursing orders are accurate, implemented, and evaluated based on facility policy/procedures.
• Document care and services rendered are recorded in the medical record in a timely and accurate manner.
• Evaluates residents’ responses and makes appropriate changes on the care plan, on an ongoing basis. Maintains accurate documentation as described in policies and procedures.
• Interprets and reports responses of residents to supervisor and/or members of the health team as necessary
• Collaborates with other members of interdisciplinary team in the care of residents, including the resident, family, .and/or significant other’s. Discusses education and discharge planning issues as they arise.
• Fosters an environment that is safe, caring, and promotes the well-being of residents, including abuse/neglect prevention, person-centered care planning and delivery, and serves as an advocate for resident's/family needs.
• Determines and assigns those components of the nursing regimen which may be carried out by allied nursing personnel.
• Provides teaching, guidance and direction to allied nursing personnel in rendering resident care. Ensures allied nursing personnel and licensed practical nursing staff provide care based on the resident’s plan of care and document timely/accurately.
• Communicates with residents and their loved ones/healthcare representative(s) in an effective and compassionate manner, including resident change in condition and other updates.
• Communicates with workforce members, including supervisors, through team meetings/huddles to disseminate information routinely.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences. Completes all mandatory training/in-services that are assigned in a timely manner.
• Participates in the mandatory Nurse Residency Program (NRP) during the first year of employment to improve critical thinking skills and evidence-based practice.
• Performs other professional nursing activities as delegated by nursing service administration.
• Demonstrates safety awareness and follows protocols for fire, disaster, adverse events (code management, elopement), infection control, and other safety practices.
• Reports any knowledge of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, misappropriation of resident property, and exploitation immediately based on policy and procedure.
• Assists in the orientation/training of new/novice nursing staff through unit-based education and competency. Completes all training documentation timely and accurately for assigned new/novice nursing staff.
• Participates in quality assurance performance improvement activities, Shared Governance, Safe Patient Handling, Pathways to Excellence, and other committees as assigned.
• Adheres to the facility’s dress code and code of conduct
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and
• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
  
  

Department Preferences

How To Apply

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees

Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts

College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities

Multiple employee discounts programs