Landscape Enhancement Design Estimating Specialist

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, new modern surgical pavilion, unique ER approach, and high-touch services such as women imaging, sleep laboratory, orthopedics and more.

These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our staff—Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Nurse‑E.D. Full Time 11:00am-11:30pm Alternating Weekends.

• Collect patient health data by involving the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
• Perform initial assessment based on patient presentation.
• Record relevant data on the nursing component of the Interdisciplinary Admission Assessment.
• Demonstrate awareness of the special needs of each age group or culture served as well as those patients with disabilities.
• Ongoing assessments are performed as established by department policy and as warranted by the patient’s response.
• Incorporate discharge planning into the admission process.
• Analyze the assessment data in determining problem identification and identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Develop and implement a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcome.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, and appropriate healthcare providers in developing the plan of care.
• Communicate the plan of care to the patient, family and other health care providers to promote continuity of care.
• Document the initial plan of care and provide updates as required.
• Implement the plan of care for each patient and perform appropriate patient monitoring.
• Adapt nursing procedures to meet the needs of the individual patient.
• Recognize hazards to patient safety and take action to maintain a safe environment.
• Assign or delegate tasks as defined by the state nurse practice act and according to the knowledge and skills of the caregiver.
• Comply with medication policy and procedure for order transcription/verification, drug administration and documentation.
• Document the patient’s response to interventions and revisions to the plan of care.

• Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice acquired through completion of a two‑year training at an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current New York State license or Permit as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with patients and their families that demonstrate recognition of cultural diversity.
• Practice reflects customer service excellence.
• Ability to clearly communicate in verbal and written format.
• Analytical ability to assess and develop solutions to clinical situations or unit problems.
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency in the clinical area and age group served.
• BLS certification and de‑escalation training.
• ACLS (ICU, Float pool).
• Ability to frequently lift/carry more than 75 lbs.
• Ability to frequently push/pull more than 100 lbs.
• Ability to frequently bend, squat, kneel, climb steps/ladder and reach above shoulders.

Registered Nurse License—NYS.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.