Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

The compensation range for the role is $56.58 - $62.71 hourly

• Garnet Health System provides a compensation range to comply with the New York State law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. When determining a team member’s compensation and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
• Licensure:
• Active New York State Nursing License in good standing
• Education:
• Associate, Baccalaureate (preferred), Master’s, or Doctorate Degree in Nursing from an Accredited School of Nursing.
• Certification:
• American Nurses Association endorsed Certifications or Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Certification Preferred (*Based on Certification specialty hours of work requirement).
• Physical Demands:
• Considerable standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching. Considerable visual demands.
• New Hires - Must be able to perform RN essential physical functioning demands as determined by Employee Health / Pre-Screening Assessment
• During any patient transferring task, if any caregiver is required to lift more than 35 lbs of a patient's weight, then the patient should be considered to be fully dependent and assistive devices should be used. (Waters, T. [2007]
• Ergonomic stressors includes moderate to frequent heavy (lifting, positioning, pushing, and/ or transferring of patients). Must participate in Safe Patient Handling Initiatives.
• American with Disability Act Requirements: External and Internal applicants, as well as position incumbents, must be able to perform the essential position responsibilities as listed in this position description either aided or unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.
• Mental Demands:
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships, to work well under pressure, to organize and synthesize new information and prioritize tasks. Possess critical thinking, analytical skills and flexibility.
• Ability to multi-task. Required detailed attention to work in an environment where interruptions cannot be controlled. Demonstrates sensitivity to customer needs and expectations.
• Work schedules may include irregular hours including nights and weekends.
• Working Conditions:
• OSHA Directive CPL-03-00-016: Contact with patient’s under a wide variety of circumstances. May be exposed to unpleasant patient elements (exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material). Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Handles emergency and crisis situations. Must wear Personal Protective Equipment to ensure your safety which may include items such as gloves, safety glasses, respirators, or coveralls, vests, lead vests, and full body suits. May have contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.
• Contact with patient’s under a wide variety of circumstances.
• May be exposed to unpleasant patient elements (exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material).
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Handles emergency and crisis situations.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment to ensure your safety which may include items such as gloves, safety glasses, respirators, or coveralls, vests, lead vests, and full body suits.
• May have contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.
• ORMC abides with the New York Department of Labor / Nursing Licensure Board recommendation on the 16 hour work limit.
• Patient and Staff Safety:
• Recognizes the importance of patient/staff safety precautions as it relates to specific department and area of responsibility.
• Consistently utilizes precautions and follows appropriate procedure to enhance patient/staff safety in daily operations.
• Identifies and reports any potentially dangerous situations which could cause medical error and/or patient or staff harm.
• Immediately takes action, where appropriate, to minimize the risk of injury. Where appropriate to staff member’s responsibilities, reports errors, when these occur, to supervisor and in the MIDAS RDE system on an Incident report. Participates when appropriate in Root Cause Analysis and/or other efforts to reduce the risk of medical error and/or patient or staff harm.
• Training:
• Clinical nurses are accountable for completing their annual / required mandatory training within certain time frames
• All clinical nurses must have BLS and this training must be kept current.
• In certain clinical areas additional AHA training may be required. If you are transferring to one of these areas you must have the appropriate training prior to beginning the position.
• Department
• Required Experience
• Preferred Experience
• Recommended Training
• Mandatory Training
• CT ICU
• 1-year ICU experience and must demonstrate in competence in CRRT; hemodynamics and balloon pumps 3 years CT SDU will be considered.
• 2 or more years of CTICU/CICU experience.