Registered Nurse, Delivery Room, FT Nights
Poughkeepsie, New York
RN
Posted Sep 3
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- L&D
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
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.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) is a renowned, 349-bed regional medical center overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a tertiary teaching hospital and the healthcare leader in the Mid-Hudson Valley, we offer comprehensive, subspecialized medical, surgical, and obstetrical/gynecological services to the entire community.
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Our accolades include
- U. S. News & World Report - Best Regional Hospital
- Healthgrades - One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
- Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) - Robotic Center of Excellence
At Vassar Brothers Medical Center, we inspire the professional growth of our team members and support a philosophy of shared decision-making. Everyone has a voice and plays a role in defining our future, which helps make this an amazing place to work. Through the strength of our health system and the passion of our team, we continue expanding our care to an even broader market. Our caregivers represent the community in which we work, and our commitment to everyone’s well-being is truly heartfelt.
Summary
Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality age-appropriate nursing care to patients that is consistent with organizational philosophy, goals and policies and procedures.
Job
Qualifications
Education
Graduate from accredited school of nursing; BSN Preferred.
Experience
Labor and Delivery Preferred, or 2 years of Medical Surgical Experience required
License: Current New York State Registered Nurse License. BLS Required, ACLS Required, Fetal Monitoring Certification within 6 months, and NRP upon completion of orientation.
With strong hearts 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: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
- Org Unit: 1513
- Department: Delivery Room
- Exempt: No
- Hourly Rate: $48.49-$73.58
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Requirements
- Graduate from accredited school of nursing; BSN Preferred.
- Labor and Delivery Preferred, or 2 years of Medical Surgical Experience required
- License: Current New York State Registered Nurse License. BLS Required, ACLS Required, Fetal Monitoring Certification within 6 months, and NRP upon completion of orientation.
- With strong hearts 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!
Place
- City
- Poughkeepsie, New York
- Median rent
- $1,400/mo
- Local household income
- $60,741/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% above the national average
- Address
- Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Poughkeepsie area index 109.4, where 100 is the national average.
Poughkeepsie sits along the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley, roughly midway between Albany and New York City. Home to Vassar and Marist colleges, it blends small-city charm with river-town character and easy Metro-North rail access to Manhattan. A practical home base for nurses seeking upstate living with downstate connectivity.
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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Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
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