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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Critical Care – FULL TIME, FLEXIBLE NIGHT/DAY

RN OPEN HOUSE December 12, 2023

TIME: 11:00am- 3:00pm

1 YEAR MED/SURg minimum experience in a hospital setting.

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center a member of the Medisys Health Network is a 404 bed fully accredited community based teaching hospital and level I Trauma and Stroke Center . We provide general medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergency services, ambulatory care on and off campus, ambulatory surgery and a broad spectrum of diagnostic and treatment services. We are proud of our uncompromising commitment and approach in providing the highest levels of professional, compassionate care to the many culturally diverse, undeserved patients and residents in Queens. We’re looking for Critical Caare Nurses for immediate Full-time opportunities.

Must be able to handle the challenges of a fast-paced Critical Care unit, be quick-thinking, with strong assessment skills and the ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure.

DUTIES

  • Responsible for handling initial patient assessments, performing laboratory work, point of care testing and associated administrative tasks.
  • Assessing and treating a wide variety of life threatening and non-life threatening injuries and illnesses
  • Administering medication, inserting IV’s and assisting physicians in and out of the emergency room with patients in pain and with life-threatening trauma.
  • Prioritizing and managing multiple cases simultaneously.
  • Documenting detailed records of patient vital signs and treatment responses.
  • Collaborating with ER doctors on discharge plans and creating outpatient instructions.
  • Recommending treatment options to attending physician
Requirements
  • 1 YEAR MED/SURg minimum experience in a hospital setting.
  • Must be a graduate of an Accredited Nursing Program - BSN preferred.
  • NY State RN License required.
  • 2 years’ Critical Care experience preferred.
  • BLS, ACLS required, Certification preferred.
  • Must have strong assessment skills and ability to work in high stress situations.
  • Available to work day/night shift flexible shifts.
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