Registered Nurse 2 (RN2) (T&RC) 13N Neurology Full-Time

Position Summary 

At Stony Brook University Hospital the RN2 is an experienced, registered nurse who is provides direct nursing care to individuals in an acute care environment requiring advanced clinical interventions; and performs professional nursing functions in three areas: direct individual care, preceptor, and clinical management.
 

Duties 

The RN 2  Nurse has the skills to provide complex nursing care to patients in an acute care setting; provides leadership as a preceptor to staff nurses, students, and other health professionals to develop and apply specialty care skills; coordinates with health team members to facilitate unit operations and patient care; supports quality patient care delivery and advancing nursing science.   
.  

Duties of an RN2 may include the following but are not limited to:

The candidate provides direct patient care requiring complex nursing skills within their specialty area;  uses advanced knowledge and skills in assessment and planning of nursing care; assumes responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care to assigned patients and those patients assigned to preceptors and students; sets priorities to meet the patient’s needs based on covert and overt assessment data;  uses effective communication strategies with patients, families, staff and the general public;  participates in unit and hospital-based quality assurance activities and committees to contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession at Stony Brook University Hospital;  functions as a unit leader providing guidance and support to other nursing staff members and facilitating hospital priorities related to coordination of patient care. 

 Direct Individual Care:

•  Individually Independently performs any and all direct patient care duties of a Registered Nurse 1 (T&RC).  
• Provides nursing care to individuals in an acute care environment requiring complex nursing skills; uses advanced knowledge and skill in nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation activities. 
• Observes and responds to individual emergency situations, and sets priorities for care based on individual acuity, preferences, and the possibility of effective intervention. Implements nursing interventions in response to changes in individual status and unusual circumstances.
•  Identifies safety and security risks to promote a culture of safety and to prevent injury and harm to individuals, visitors, and staff.
•  Provides clinical supervision and instruction to Graduate Nurses (T&RC), Teaching & Research Center Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff in completing care tasks. 
•  Delegates responsibility for appropriate nursing activities, skills, and/or procedures to nursing and direct care staff; and makes clinical rounds to assess individuals’ nursing care needs and observe and evaluate the provision of nursing services.
•  May perform the full range of supervisory duties over Graduate Nurses (T&RC), Teaching & Research Center Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff; provide information to Registered Nurse Supervisors 1 (T&RC); and prepare or contribute to the preparation of reports and performance evaluations for lower-level staff involved in nursing care activities.

 Preceptor: 

•   Guides Registered Nurse 1’s in choosing nursing interventions, developing skills, and applying knowledge. 
•   Serves as a consultant/resource nurse on a consistent basis for staff members, orienting new staff and providing feedback on nursing skills for specialty care areas area skill application on other nursing units; serves a preceptor for nursing students from various academic programs. 
•  Develops knowledge base related to standards of care for specialty, developing guidelines of care for unit specific patient populations.
•   Maintains a minimum standard of continuing education for assigned specialty area.
•  Participates in in-services and other educational programs related to clinical specialties.  Assists in providing educational programs and learning aids to staff and to affiliated nursing students. 
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team in the identification, development, and implementation of nursing research studies on the clinical units. 

Clinical Management:

• Coordinates with other health team members for consultation and problem-solving of complex clinical issues.   Collaborates with nursing leadership to develop short and long-term clinical goals for the units and departments.
• Evaluates and integrates clinically specific information on patient care and operational functions; develops specific policies and procedures in consultation with leadership as they impact area of specialization.
• Defines, recommends, and provides corrective actions to formulate and upgrade standards for quality and appropriateness of care; may oversee testing of equipment and supplies for effectiveness in patient care.
• Facilitates, leads, and/or represents the department on various hospital  and unit committees.
• Participates in evidenced based practice and/or clinical research
• Assists the Registered Nurse Supervisor 1’s (T &RC) and other leadership to implement and achieve necessary operating changes.  May take charge of the unit in the absence of Registered Nurse Supervisor 1’s. Identifies and reports issues related to individual care, operation, and quality outcomes. Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates solutions.

Working Conditions: May involve exposure to infectious disease, blood, body fluids, and/or tissues as well as other unpleasant elements such as accidents, injuries, and illness.  May be exposed to and be required to handle varying unpredictable, emergency, and crisis situations.   Occasionally subjected to irregular hours and pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.   This position is classified by OSHA as Category 1. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:  

• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and one year of service as a Registered Nurse 1 (T&RC).

 Preferred Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing/matriculated into a BSN program 
• Two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience in the specialty area in a healthcare setting.
• National Certification by a specialty organization
• Current competencies in the specialty for position applied    
• Current/active member of a professional organization within the specialty
• Served as a preceptor within the last twelve (12) months 
• Served as a charge nurse within the last twelve (12) months
•  Chair or Co-Chair of a hospital wide or unit based committee.
• Currently has Human Subjects Research Training ie. CITI

 *Acute care is defined as medical services provided for illnesses that are short-term (usually less than 30 days), intense and have a relatively severe to very severe course, requiring knowledge and expertise in the vigilant monitoring of subtle changes in the patient’s condition, as well as ability to quickly recognize and identify potential problems and conditions resulting from a previous disease.

Special Notes:   Resume/CV 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.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary. 
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair. 
• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.