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

Schedule: 4pm-10:30pm, 5:30am-2:00pm with rotation of weekends & holidays & other shifts as needed
This position works six-hour shifts on evenings, and eight-hour shifts on days. It works two evening shifts one week of the pay period, and two evening shifts and a Saturday day shift the other week of the pay period. This position does not work the Friday evening before the Saturday day shift.

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.