Salary: 36.06-50.43 USD

　　Facility: Mount St. Mary's Hospital

　　Shift: Shift 1

　　Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

　　Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 1199

　　Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

　　Work Schedule: Days with Rotation to Nights Weekend and Holiday Rotation

　　Hours: 7:00 am to 7:30pm

　　Summary:

　　The Registered Professional Nurse assigned to the CCU/ICU is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation as appropriate to the ages of the patients served, based on the areas of clinical practice. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Maintains confidentiality of all hospital/staff information. Strives to incorporate the philosophy and mission of Mount Saint Mary's Hospital and to incorporate the Hospital's goal of: Quality care, in a personal manner with total regard for individual human dignity.

　　Mount St. Mary's Hospital consists of multiple locations and associate may be assigned as needed.

　　Responsibilities:

　　EDUCATION

　　Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required

　　RN licensure in New York State required

　　Must possess current BLS within sixty (60) days from time of placement and must have current

　　ACLS within twelve (12) months from time of placement

　　Bachelor of Science (BSN) preferred

　　EXPERIENCE

　　Current Critical Care Nurse experience with a minimum of one (1) year critical care clinical experience strongly preferred

　　Good human relations and oral/written communication skills required

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

　　Answer telephones

　　Maintain logs

　　Maintain patient charts

　　Research information

　　Calculator

　　Fax

　　Photocopier

　　Clinical computer information systems

　　WORKING CONDITIONS:

　　Exposed to infection from disease-bearing specimens; a variety of electromechanical hazards; odorous chemicals and specimens; housekeeping cleaning agents/chemicals; hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes; unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness); hot or noisy equipment

　　May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases; exposed to toxic chemicals due to photocopier

　　Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases

　　Subject to burns and cuts; injury from moving parts of equipment; varying and unpredictable situations; many interruptions

　　Occasional exposure to unpleasant patient or unit elements

　　Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances

　　Handles emergency or crisis situations

　　May perform emergency care

　　Occasionally subjected to irregular hours

　　Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries

　　Requires judgment/action which could result in death of patient

　　Required Protective Equipment:

　　Eye/face/mask protection may be required

　　Lab coat or apron may be required

　　Sterile/Non-Sterile medical gloves may be required

　　Utility Gloves may be required

　　Gowns/hair covering may be required

　　ENVIRONMENT

　　Hazards: conditions where there is danger to life, body, and/or health REQNUMBER: 25452