Description
Required Qualifications: possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and at least one year of previous hospital acute care experience.
At Stony Brook University's Student Health Services, our Registered Nurses are critical members of the team who diagnose and treat responses to actual or potential health problems by means of nursing methods and techniques such as case finding, health teaching and counseling. Incumbents provide care supportive to and restorative of health and well-being, while adhering to a medical regimen.
Duties of a Registered Nurse may include the following but are not limited to:
Assess the patient's condition and nursing needs; coordinate nursing care activities with other health disciplines involved in the treatment effort to relate and integrate the nursing regimen with the treatment plan for patients.
Develop a written individualized care plan which includes teaching needs and discharge planning.
* Administer direct care when professional nursing skills and judgment are needed.
* Administer medications.
* Practice infection control and participate in the maintenance of a clean and safe environment.
* Assumes responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care to all assigned patients. Communicates changes in patient's condition and questions regarding patient care to Nurse Manager/Clinician.
* Develops and maintains a current written plan of care for assigned patients. Sets priorities to meet the patient's needs. Sets patient goals and priorities with the patient.
* Provides documented evidence in the medical record of patient teaching and their responses and understanding of the teaching. Ensures that patient education and instructions are consistent with that of the physician or designee.
* Communicates and works effectively with other staff and other departments.
Professional Development and Committee Involvement
Participates in opportunities that promote their learning, growth, and development (i. e., classes, training, committees, webinars). Contributes to the Division of Student Affairs and Stony Brook University by attending and/or supporting events, activities, and programs sponsored by areas within and outside the Office of Student Life (i. e., campus-wide traditions, events, programs). Evening and weekend hours will be required at times.
Working Conditions: Working conditions may involve exposure to infectious dise
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