NYC Health Hospitals
Assistant Head Nurse-Psychiatric Emergency Services
NYC Health Hospitals, New York, New York, us, 10261
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.
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.
Duties & Responsibilities- Checks time and attendance for employees (tardiness, unscheduled absences) and reportsconcerns to Head Nurse.- Coordinates all patient care activities in the unit.- Conduct meetings with staff to communicate the implementation of policies, care innovations,new/revised/discontinuance of practices, policies, equipment, supplies, etc.- Makes or refers all request for unit needs to other allied health services.- Observes symptoms or changes in patient's care status and responds appropriately.- Review and assist with the balancing of the staff schedule.- Conducts, participates in the disciplinary process.- Request and receives reports from staff. The conditions of patients and significant occurrencesobserved.- Keeps anecdotal records of significant occurrences on the unit and behavior and performance ofstaff.- Effectively uses the electronic as well as the paper medical record.- Conducts risk assessments to reduce adverse events.- Performs all other tasks assigned by Head Nurse or designee.
Minimum Qualifications1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and2. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); and3. Six (6) months of experience as a registered nurse
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per weekRetirement Savings and Pension PlansLoan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employeesPaid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contractsCollege tuition discounts and professional development opportunitiesMultiple employee discounts programs
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.
Duties & Responsibilities- Checks time and attendance for employees (tardiness, unscheduled absences) and reportsconcerns to Head Nurse.- Coordinates all patient care activities in the unit.- Conduct meetings with staff to communicate the implementation of policies, care innovations,new/revised/discontinuance of practices, policies, equipment, supplies, etc.- Makes or refers all request for unit needs to other allied health services.- Observes symptoms or changes in patient's care status and responds appropriately.- Review and assist with the balancing of the staff schedule.- Conducts, participates in the disciplinary process.- Request and receives reports from staff. The conditions of patients and significant occurrencesobserved.- Keeps anecdotal records of significant occurrences on the unit and behavior and performance ofstaff.- Effectively uses the electronic as well as the paper medical record.- Conducts risk assessments to reduce adverse events.- Performs all other tasks assigned by Head Nurse or designee.
Minimum Qualifications1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and2. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); and3. Six (6) months of experience as a registered nurse
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per weekRetirement Savings and Pension PlansLoan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employeesPaid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contractsCollege tuition discounts and professional development opportunitiesMultiple employee discounts programs