Journeyman Line Specialist

Long Island Community Hospital Overview

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

These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital 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 an RN Emergency Dept PT 7a-7:30p.

In this role, the successful candidate executes professional nursing care in accordance with physician treatment plans to provide comfort and well-being for patients and their families or support systems. The RN performs initial assessments, documents care, collaborates with the interdisciplinary health team, directs nursing care by other team members, and participates in the orientation of new employees.

• Collect patient health data by involving the patient, family, and other health care 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.
• Perform ongoing assessments as established by department policy and as warranted by the patient’s response.
• Incorporate discharge planning into the admission process.
• Analyze assessment data to determine problem identification.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Combine theoretical knowledge and clinical expertise to anticipate and plan for identified patient and family care needs.
• Identify potential problems validated with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
• Identify cultural, ethnic, and spiritual aspects of patient/family dynamics related to care.
• Recognize patient comfort and pain management needs that may impact the plan of care.
• Identify knowledge deficits for the patient and/or family.
• Communicate expected outcomes to the patient, family, and other health care providers to promote continuity of care.
• Develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, and appropriate healthcare providers to develop the plan of care.
• Formulate a family-centered plan of care consistent with the assessment of the patient’s needs and the physician’s treatment plan; integrate identified cultural, ethnic, and spiritual aspects of care into the plan.
• Incorporate teaching and learning principles in the plan of care based on identified learning needs and developmental level.
• Assist the patient and family in identifying and securing services to address health-related needs.
• 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.
• Establish realistic goals, set appropriate priorities, and use time efficiently.
• Implement the plan of care for each patient and perform appropriate patient monitoring.
• Adapt nursing procedures to meet the needs of the individual patient.
• Provide education to the patient and family utilizing the educational assessment.
• Recognize hazards to patient safety and take action to maintain a safe environment.
• Work collaboratively with other team members to implement interventions.
• Assign or delegate tasks as defined by the state nurse practice act and according to the knowledge and skills of the caregiver.
• Demonstrate knowledge regarding drug administration, incompatibilities, contraindications and adverse effects.
• Comply with medication policy and procedure for order…