Staff Nurse, Correctional Health Services, day Tour - New York, United States - NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals

Verified Company

New York, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About NYC Health + Hospitals:

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services is one of the nation's leading correctional health care systems in quality of and innovations to care, and access from pre-arraignment through compassionate release.

In-jail services include medical, nursing, mental health, substance use treatment, social work, dental and vision care, discharge planning, and reentry support.

In addition to providing direct patient care in the jails, CHS leverages the resources of the nation's largest municipal health care system to help discharged patients successfully return to their communities.

CHS is also a pivotal partner in New York City's criminal justice reform efforts.

Position Description:

Nurses work in collaboration with physicians to provide patients with care, education, and support. Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.

Coordinating and assigning duties to other health care personnel, such as licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and patient care associates.

Scheduling note:
Nurses are required to work every other weekend.
Health Triage (HT) nurses receive and triage patient calls to prioritize healthcare visits. They facilitate patient production and work in collaboration with physicians to provide patients with care, education, and support.

HT nurses assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, maintain medical records, and administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients.

HT nurses may advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.

Coordinating and assigning duties to other health care personnel, such as licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, and patient care associates.

Preferred Skills

Licensed Registered Professional Nurse currently registered to practice in New York State.
A baccalaureate degree in nursing is preferred.
Demonstrated clinical competence and leadership traits (e.g. decisionmaking ability and skills in problemsolving, communication, prioritysetting, and interpersonal relationships) with a minimum of one year of clinical nursing practice as a medical/surgical nurse, preferably in an acute care setting.
Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development through attendance at continuing education programs and participation in professional/organizational committees/councils
Basic Life Support Certification is required; ACLS is preferred.
Two years of current Correctional Health and/or Med-Surgical and/or Behavioral Health experience.

Detailed Tasks

Provide direct patient care as necessary.
Coordinate the nursing care provided for patients within a given unit by:
Assigning appropriate nursing staff for patient care activities such as admissions, sick calls, treatments, medications, unit rounds, follow-ups, etc.
Assisting the ADON and nurse schedulers with staffing needs and communicating staffing concerns immediately with the ADON.
Utilizing therapeutic communication skills and effective interviewing techniques to elicit pertinent historical information and to make appropriate referrals as required.
Screening patients with mental health problems immediately and making appropriate referrals as required.
Making rounds to patient care areas to assess, plan, implement, document, and evaluate unit nursing care delivery.
Providing guidance and assistance to nursing personnel in the delivery of patient care.
Ensuring continuity of care on other shifts through written and/or verbal communication.
Communicating special care needs to the appropriate member of Leadership.
Collaborate with the ADON to orient new staff. Evaluate the new nurse on an ongoing basis, write a formal evaluation at the end of the probation period, and make recommendations to the ADON.
Monitor, record, and report patients' medical information, vital signs, symptoms, and changes in condition and escalate care as appropriate according to established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
Comply with procedures, regulations, and rules in maintaining medical records.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, and planning.
Direct and supervise lessskilled nursing/health care personnel, or supervise a particular unit on one shift.
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
Observe nurses and patients to ensure that proper nursing care is provided.
Instruct individuals, and other groups on topics such as healt