Registered Nurse - Recovery Care Center (RCC) at Crouse Hospital – Syracuse, New York

2:00pm-10:30pm, 5:30am-2:00pm with rotation of weekends, holidays & other shifts as needed
This position works eight-hour shifts, working two shifts one week of the pay period, and three shifts the other week of the pay period, for a total of forty hours per pay period. In other words, the position works 16 hours one week of the pay period, and 24 hours the other week of the pay period. This position is included in the Saturday rotation. The frequency of Saturday rotations is determined by overall unit staffing. This position will rotate through holidays and may require other shifts as needed. Holidays and Saturdays are reduced staffing days on RCC.

5 North Recovery Care center is a 36 bed unit that admits elective and add-on patients for same day surgery for inpatient and the Recovery Care Center. Short stay post-op patients consist of a variety of specialties, including General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT. GU, GYN, Neuro/ Spine, Orthopedics, and Plastics.

A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementing and evaluation of care for a given patient population with the established standards and practices of Crouse Hospital. This process is enacted through direct clinical practice, management of patient care and general professional duties.

Education/Experience Requirements

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited associate degree

*Must pass NCLEX within 120 days.

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program or higher degree

*Bachelor’s degree required within 8 years of being hired or those licensed after 2017.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

Required:

• Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred:

• Certification in a specialty area.