This vacancy will be posted on internal Career Website for 10 work days.
Associates are eligible to apply for a transfer after completion of one (1) year of service in their present position, with the following exception: an Associate who has received a written warning is not eligible for a transfer/promotion prior to six (6) months from date of issuance; an Associate who has been suspended is not eligible for transfer/promotion prior to one (1) year from date of suspension. Probationary period is four (4) months for full-time employees, and six (6) months for part-time employees.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Provides professional nursing care to assigned patients. Assesses patients, develops, and documents nursing care and discharge plans, and prepares and administers medications and interventions. Supervises nursing attendants and ancillary staff in patient care activities. Superb communication and customer service skills are required at all times to interact effectively with all patients. The Staff Nurse will assist with the following procedures: prostate biopsy, prostate fusion biopsy, cystoscopy, bladder biopsy, vasectomy and laceration removal, with approximately 100 procedures being done on a weekly basis.
EDUCATION AND REQUIREMENTS:
New York State Registered Professional Nursing license and current registration.
Basic Life Support.
Effective English communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal.
Ability to use basic data entry and retrieval system.
Use of patient care equipment as authorized by scope of practice.
Use of electronic clinical information system.Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.