Salary: 37.93-51.21 USD

　　Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

　　Shift: Shift 3

　　Status: Full Time FTE: 0.940000

　　Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133

　　Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

　　Work Schedule: Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

　　Hours: 6:30pm to 6:45am

　　Summary:

　　Provides daily nursing care to patients/residents following established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.

　　Coordinates the nursing care for patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. Participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the Critical Care Unit.

　　Responsibilities:

　　EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

　　Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred

　　Current registration as registered nurse in New York State

　　Current BLS validation

　　Current ACLS validation

　　Completion of critical care course or successful challenge of BKAT and Cardiac Rhythm exam

　　One (1) year critical care experience

　　New hires will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire with recertification every two (2) years

　　Current employees will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from 4/1/17 with recertification every two (2) years

　　If no applicants have critical care experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:

　　Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred

　　Current registration as registered nurse in New York State

　　Current BLS validation

　　Current ACLS validation

　　Completion of critical care course within six (6) months and Cardiac Rhythm exam (if not already completed)

　　One (1) year telemetry experience

　　New hires will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire with recertification every two (2) years

　　Current employees will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from 4/1/17 with recertification every two (2) years

　　If no applicants have telemetry experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:

　　Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred

　　Current registration as registered nurse in New York State

　　Current BLS validation

　　ACLS validation within six (6) months

　　Successful completion of critical care course and Cardiac Rhythm course within six (6) months

　　One (1) year medical/surgical nursing

　　New hires will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire with recertification every two (2) years

　　Current employees will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from 4/1/17 with recertification every two (2) years

　　If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

　　Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred

　　Current registration as registered nurse in New York State

　　Current BLS validation

　　ACLS validation within six (6) months

　　Successful completion of critical care course and Cardiac Rhythm course within six (6) months

　　No previous experience

　　New hires will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire with recertification every two (2) years

　　Current employees will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from 4/1/17 with recertification every two (2) years

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

　　Participates in educational conferences and upgrades and maintains professional knowledge and skills related to the area of responsibility, maintains confidentiality, understands the legal aspects of the job function, adheres to hospital policies and procedures

　　Role includes a variety of problems to be solved under general guidelines, and calls for a variety of decisions, some of which are complex and must be referred to a resource person

　　Assists in directing a small group of employees performing similar or related tasks of a semi-skilled nature. Instructs employees, assigns, evaluates performance and maintains efficiency of staff assigned to her/him

　　Has obligations to conserve supplies, equipment and time in a cost-effective environment

　　REQNUMBER: 25859