Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatric)

Position Summary:

At the Long Island State Veterans Home, our Registered Nurses are critical members of the team who diagnose and treat responses to actual or potential health problems by means of nursing methods and techniques such as case finding, health teaching and counseling. Incumbents provide care supportive to and restorative of health and well-being, while adhering to a medical regimen.

Duties of a Registered Nurse may include the following but are not limited to:

• Coordinates the medical and nursing care needs of the residents with other disciplines and departments.
• Ensures and provides direct care to the residents consistent with the comprehensive assessment, request of the resident and goals of the plan of care.
• Supervises and evaluates the effectiveness of the nursing care provided to the residents.
• Documents and updates the residents care plan regarding all changes and needs of the residents and assures that changes are communicated to all unit staff, including the evening and night shifts.
• Communicates effectively and respond appropriately to issues and concerns of residents’ families and staff.
• Assesses the daily needs of the residents and assign the appropriate staff to meet the nursing care needs of the resident on assigned shift.
• Initiates and participate in residents/family educational programs.
• Effectively communicate with nursing supervisor and nursing staff all pertinent data and information relevant to nursing resident care.
• Participates in the clinical in service for the nursing staff including the certification of nursing assistants, orientation of nursing employees and skill development consistent with the needs of the residents on all shifts.
• Acts as a professional role model for staff and nursing students assigned to the nursing unit.
• In collaboration with Nurse Managers, assumes 24-hour responsibility for the overall management and coordination of the resident care for one unit.
• Actively participates in the development and evaluation of standards of nursing practice and the quality of nursing care provided to the residents including participation in quality assurance studies. 
• Provides counseling to unit staff on a one-to-one basis.
• Evaluates staff on their performance.
• Performs all other nursing duties assigned by nursing management.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
NYS Registered Nurse License. Two years of post-licensure clinical Nursing experience working with a geriatric population.

Preferred Qualifications:
Legitimate Operating Needs. Long Term Care experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility. Experience using EMR. Clinical practice experiences working with an adult or aging population in a clinical setting. Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills. Strong communication skills.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview:  This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

Working Conditions:

Working conditions may involve exposure