- Administers general nursing care to ambulatory patients in an assigned area under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse.
- Participates with the Primary Nurse and Nursing Care Coordinator in planning and coordinating patient care.
- Follows the direction and guidance of the Primary Nurse in implementing the nursing process.
- Reports and records results of nursing care and makes all significant information known immediately to Primary Nurse and/or Nursing Care Coordinator.
- Performs treatments and procedures as assigned by a Registered Nurse.
- Establishes good interpersonal relations with patients, families, and hospital personnel.
- Must have knowledge of usual dosages, side effects, and reactions to medications patients are receiving, and is able to administer oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications, except for experimental drugs.
- May administer narcotics orally or intramuscularly except on pediatrics, newborn nursery, and premature nursery.
- Performs related duties, as required.
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.
- Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse in New York State and /or Connecticut, required.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing
- Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut
- Ability to communicate effectively
What We Do
Northwell Health is New York’s largest private employer and health care provider, with 23 hospitals and nearly 800 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 74,000+ employees – 18,500+ nurses and 14,200+ credentialed physicians, including about 4,500 employed doctors and nearly 3,300 members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu. Interested in a career at Northwell Health?
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