Registered Nurse Float Critical Care

Catholic Health System

Kenmore, New York

Posted Oct 16

License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Against similar roles: In range for New York staff rolesNew York staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $65/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $55/hr, across 1,813 postings.

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Positions offer 12-hour shifts (e.g., 7a-7p, 6:45p-7a) with weekend and holiday rotations; outpatient clinics run standard weekday hours.

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Shift: Shift 3

Status: Full Time FTE: 0.940000
Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule

Evenings Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: 6:45pm to 7:00am

Summary

Coordinates total patient care through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluation. Participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with health care team members in maintaining standards for professional practice in the clinical setting. Participates in quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

BSN strongly preferred

Maintains a current New York State Professional RN License

Evidence of competency in cardiac rhythm interpretation

BLS certification current

ACLS Validation within 6 months

PALS validation within 1 year

All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within 6 months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years

Experience

Two (2) years experience in a critical care area or

Successful completion of a Catholic Health Critical Care Float Nurse Residency program

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (TECHNICAL/PHYSICAL): Physical activity includes: balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and heavy work

Working conditions

Subject to inside environmental conditions

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In Kenmore, NY

Kenmore, NY

Living costs about 8% above the US average

Life in Kenmore, NY

NeighborhoodsKenmore functions as a compact, standalone village bordering North Buffalo, structured across a grid of roughly ten to fifteen walkable blocks. Residential pockets along streets like Victoria, Irving, Wabash, Kinsey, and Shepard offer distinct streetscapes: certain corridors like Wabash and Shepard feature slightly more space between homes with dedicated private driveways, whereas denser interior village blocks have tightly packed lots where off-street space is scarce. Victoria connects pedestrians directly toward village recreation, while Kenmore's southern boundary transitions quickly into North Buffalo's Hertel Avenue and Elmwood corridors.

Kenmore functions as a compact, standalone village bordering North Buffalo, structured across a grid of roughly ten to fifteen walkable blocks. Residential pockets along streets like Victoria, Irving, Wabash, Kinsey, and Shepard offer distinct streetscapes: certain corridors like Wabash and Shepard feature slightly more space between homes with dedicated private driveways, whereas denser interior village blocks have tightly packed lots where off-street space is scarce.

Victoria connects pedestrians directly toward village recreation, while Kenmore's southern boundary transitions quickly into North Buffalo's Hertel Avenue and Elmwood corridors.

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Getting aroundNurses living in Kenmore enjoy straightforward regional commutes, as major clinical hubs across the Buffalo metropolitan area are typically accessible within a drive of twenty minutes or less. Delaware Avenue serves as the central north-south thoroughfare connecting the village directly south toward downtown Buffalo and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, home to Buffalo General Medical Center and Oishei Children's Hospital. Erie County Medical Center is also reached via convenient cross-town surface routes, though winter lake-effect snowstorms make having reliable vehicle winterization and factoring in plowing schedules essential.

Nurses living in Kenmore enjoy straightforward regional commutes, as major clinical hubs across the Buffalo metropolitan area are typically accessible within a drive of twenty minutes or less. Delaware Avenue serves as the central north-south thoroughfare connecting the village directly south toward downtown Buffalo and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, home to Buffalo General Medical Center and Oishei Children's Hospital.

Erie County Medical Center is also reached via convenient cross-town surface routes, though winter lake-effect snowstorms make having reliable vehicle winterization and factoring in plowing schedules essential.

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OutdoorsMang Park serves as the village's primary recreation hub, providing residents with an outdoor municipal swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, playgrounds, and picnic grounds connected by walking paths to surrounding residential blocks. In the village center, the Kenmore Municipal Green offers a peaceful setting anchored by the Kenmore Veterans Memorial. A ten-minute drive south brings outdoor enthusiasts to Delaware Park, an expansive Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park offering scenic walking loops, sports fields, and a public golf course.

Mang Park serves as the village's primary recreation hub, providing residents with an outdoor municipal swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, playgrounds, and picnic grounds connected by walking paths to surrounding residential blocks. In the village center, the Kenmore Municipal Green offers a peaceful setting anchored by the Kenmore Veterans Memorial.

A ten-minute drive south brings outdoor enthusiasts to Delaware Park, an expansive Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park offering scenic walking loops, sports fields, and a public golf course.

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Living in Kenmore

Kenmore, New York provides relocating healthcare professionals with the classic virtues of a peaceful, self-contained village set right against Buffalo's city border. For nurses commuting to regional medical hubs like Buffalo General Medical Center, Oishei Children's Hospital, or Erie County Medical Center, the village offers quick access along Delaware Avenue with typical commutes of twenty minutes or less. Kenmore is distinguished by its tight-knit street grid, where tree-shaded sidewalks line century-old American Foursquare and A-frame residences. Life here centers around walkable conveniences: residents walk to grab pizza at Jay's Artisan Pizza or coffee at Spot Coffee, browse the seasonal Sunday farmers market on the Village Green, and take advantage of the public pool, tennis courts, and ballfields at Mang Park. The practical tradeoffs reflect its heritage as Buffalo's first suburb: older homes demand routine upkeep, backyards are compact, and lake-effect winter snow can make tight driveways and street parking challenging. For nurses seeking an authentic small-town community with strong local schools, high neighborhood pride, and direct proximity to major hospitals, Kenmore provides an ideal Western New York home base.

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