Registered Nurse - ICU Nights

Registered Nurse - ICU Nights

Location: 101 Harris Dates Dr, Ithaca NY 14850
Employment Type: Full-time
Seniority Level: Entry level

Cayuga Health and its affiliates are the region's leading healthcare system and most trusted providers of integrated health services, empowering our people in their mission to equitably improve the well‑being of the communities we serve. Our commitment to providing extraordinary healthcare begins with our team of extraordinary professionals who are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhancing access to the most up‑to‑date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols.

Cayuga Health's commitment to our employees includes competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits programs, and the opportunity to explore and build a career in healthcare through our many professional development programs.

• Assess patients and families, whose needs range from uncomplicated to highly complex and quickly recognize normal parameters, deviations, and abnormalities in physical, emotional, developmental, and behavioral status based on past clinical experience. Use a person‑centered care approach in the development of care plans and in prioritizing nursing care to meet patient and family needs, and demonstrate ability to effectively prioritize both expected and unanticipated needs.
  
  Involve patients and families in establishing care goals.
• Demonstrate competence and resourcefulness in the implementation of the technical skills required for the care of patients and families. Demonstrate initiative in remaining current on organizational policies, procedures, and standards. Act as a resource to peers and attain involvement from other health team members.
• Evaluate effectiveness of care giving, show follow‑through on delivery, and demonstrate critical thinking skills by making appropriate clinical decisions, proactively addressing potential and actual problems, and executing compliant clinical documentation.
• Demonstrate awareness of the value and relevance of research and evidence‑based practice in nursing, and be self‑directed in assuming responsibilities within the team and care delivery system.
• Assist peers and team members in acquiring department‑specific knowledge, skills, and behaviors. Be recognized as a department resource for clinical practice, operational systems, and provide leadership in implementing the standards of patient care.

• License:
  Active New York Nursing license (out‑of‑state nurses are still eligible to apply)
• Minimum education:
  
  Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Certifications:
  
  BLS, ACLS (new hires have the opportunity to obtain these certifications during the introductory period)

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school, BSN preferred

• Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., use of computer keyboard); may require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs), including boxes, equipment, IV solutions, and stooping and kneeling (e.g., to pick up items from the floor, to remove and replace items on lower shelves, and to file documents in lower file drawers); sitting, walking, or standing for long periods of time may be necessary;
  
  must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.

• On site: 101 Harris Dates Dr, Ithaca NY 14850
• Less than 25% travel

• $39.63 to $48.18 per hour

Cayuga Health System and its affiliates are committed to treating all patients, providers, staff and volunteers equitably and with dignity, ensuring the highest levels of safety, care and respect, and striving to recognize and overcome biases and policies that contribute to disparities in healthcare access, equitable care and positive health outcomes for all.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, supporting the growth and health of our employees and community by embracing the rich diversity, needs and circumstances of all peoples and prioritizing opportunities to build a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable protected characteristics.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre‑employment testing, a job interview or otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Cayuga Health Talent Acquisition team at talent acquisition.