Registered Nurse (nights) - Psych Dept.
Carmel, New York
RN
Posted Aug 24
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Overtime
- $44.88/hr
The median for nursing in New York is $40/hr, across 878 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
Putnam Hospital, a 164-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the local community in Carmel, New York for 60 years. Situated on a 150-acre wooded campus surrounded by lakes and waterways, we provide the essential services a community needs from their local hospital, including Emergency and Behavioral Health Services.
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Our accolades include
- The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
- U. S News & World Report - High Performance in COPD
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
- Robotic Center of Excellence - Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
At Putnam Hospital, our team members value open communication, continuous learning, and making a difference every day. Most of us live in the community we serve and we support each other with compassion and teamwork. Our departments are small, so caregivers can build stronger connections with managers and senior leadership. We invite you to explore this unique opportunity, take a stroll around our campus and discover what Putnam Pride is all about.
JOB
Summary
Develops and maintains an environment which supports service excellence behaviors.
Provides a safe environment for patients, visitors and/or employees by being aware of the safety and health policies of the hospital and adhering to and enhancing these policies via the identification/reporting/correcting of unsafe conditions.
Complies with established department/hospital policies, rules and regulations.
Demonstrates the knowledge and judgment needed to utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate each patient’s nursing care.
Demonstrates respect for the rights of all patients and provides considerate, respectful care focused on each patient’s individual needs.
Provides a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees.
Demonstrates accountability and responsibility for his/her own work performance.
Acquires, maintains and demonstrates current knowledge and competency in nursing practice.
Demonstrates a commitment to service excellence and quality improvement.
Demonstrates a leadership role through clinical practice, supervision and teaching.
Demonstrates competent clinical and decision making skills.
Demonstrates the ability to assess, treat and care for the unique needs of geriatric patients.
Minimum
Qualifications
Education
Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Licensure/Registration/
Certification
Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State. BLS required
Closing
With strong heart s and open minds , we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Northwell Health!
Working Conditions
- Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
- Occupational: Significant occupational risk
- Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
- Credentials: RN,BLS
- Company: Putnam Hospital Center
- Org Unit: 935
- Department: Psych Unit
- Exempt: No
- Hourly Rate: $44.88-$68.11
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Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
- Licensure/Registration/
- Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State. BLS required
Place
- City
- Carmel, New York
- Median rent
- $1,150/mo
- Local household income
- $114,954/yr
- State price level
- 8% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New York index 107.9, where 100 is the national average.
Carmel sits in New York's Hudson Valley as the seat of Putnam County, offering a quieter suburban-rural blend with Lake Gleneida at its center. It's a practical home base for nurses who prefer small-town calm while staying within commuting distance of Westchester and Connecticut healthcare corridors.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Northwell Health is a healthcare employer located in New York, NY. Nurses collaborate with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. The descriptions indicate that nurses are expected to use leadership skills and clinical…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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