Staff Nurse

• The Staff Nurse in the Emergency Room provides professional nursing care to people of all ages and their families.
• Utilizes knowledge of nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, evaluate and document care.
• Formulates nursing diagnosis for treating actual or potential health problems, teaching, counseling and providing care in the emergency setting.
• Delegates appropriate tasks to assistive nursing personnel.
• Displays professional practice as set forth in The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s standard of care, and the institution’s mission and goal objectives.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited colleges or universities – HIGHLY PREFERRED
• Minimum of one (1) year emergency nursing experience, or two(2) years of Medical / Surgical experience – REQUIRED
• Current New York State Licensed Registered Professional Nurse
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
• Current Advanced Life Support (ACLS)
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training and/or certification to be completed within 90 days of hire and every two years thereafter
• Ability to remain calm
• Ability to set aside personal feelings
• Knowledge of when and how to speak up – being assertive
• Possesses great time management skills
• Ability to assess and reassess patients for Cardiac/Respiratory distress /Aggression/Suicide Risk/ and other medical/nursing needs as appropriate.
• Ability to perform assigned point of care testing (ex. Glucometer, Rapid Covid Testing).
• Ability to administer PPD as ordered and document readings.
• Ability to teach patients about NARCAN Spray administration in the community.
• Computer application skills – ALLSCRIPTS, EPIC, Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and communication skills