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Position Summary
Summary
The professional registered nurse (RN) assumes responsibility for the nursing care provided to a selected number of patients. Consideration is given to the patient’s stage of development according to the life cycle. The scope of practice includes diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case-finding, health teaching, health counseling and provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being. Qualifications
Responsibilities
Education Required
Must complete in-house orientation program
Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Professional Nursing (BSN is preferred)
Must complete annual mandatory in-service education (Hospital/Nursing)
Experience And Skills
Speaks, reads and writes English
Clinical experience/skills relevant to the assigned area of practice
Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills
Computer proficiency
License/Certifications
Current and valid New York State registration authorizing practice as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN)
Certifications required for assigned area of practice:
Neighborhoods+Oceanside is a five-square-mile hamlet in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, on Long Island’s South Shore along Middle Bay, with shopping and dining concentrated on Long Beach Road and quieter homes on tree-lined streets. Listings cluster around streets such as Sunnybrook Drive, West Windsor Parkway, Anchor Place, and Strangford Court (ZIP 11572). It is an upper-middle-income, heavily owner-occupied place that a moving guide says draws young professionals, while nearby Long Island towns often named as comparable fits include Rockville Centre, Mineola, Garden City, and Farmingdale. For a nurse, the local flavor is a short hop to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital plus the LIRR Long Beach line rather than a named luxury vs starter subdivision map.
Oceanside is a five-square-mile hamlet in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, on Long Island’s South Shore along Middle Bay, with shopping and dining concentrated on Long Beach Road and quieter homes on tree-lined streets. Listings cluster around streets such as Sunnybrook Drive, West Windsor Parkway, Anchor Place, and Strangford Court (ZIP 11572).
It is an upper-middle-income, heavily owner-occupied place that a moving guide says draws young professionals, while nearby Long Island towns often named as comparable fits include Rockville Centre, Mineola, Garden City, and Farmingdale. For a nurse, the local flavor is a short hop to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital plus the LIRR Long Beach line rather than a named luxury vs starter subdivision map.
Getting around+Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital sits in the community, so hospital shifts can be a local drive rather than a long island-hop. The LIRR Long Beach line is the named rail option and is described as about 45 minutes to Manhattan. AreaVibes scores transit access 9/10 and notes Long Beach Road & Montgomery Avenue as a 4-minute walk from some homes; Apartments.com is harsher on transit at 30/100, with walkability 70/100, drivability 50/100, and bikeability 50/100 (AreaVibes bike friendliness 3.2/10). Getting around is Long Beach Road plus car and LIRR, not a dense subway grid.
Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital sits in the community, so hospital shifts can be a local drive rather than a long island-hop. The LIRR Long Beach line is the named rail option and is described as about 45 minutes to Manhattan.
AreaVibes scores transit access 9/10 and notes Long Beach Road & Montgomery Avenue as a 4-minute walk from some homes; Apartments.com is harsher on transit at 30/100, with walkability 70/100, drivability 50/100, and bikeability 50/100 (AreaVibes bike friendliness 3.2/10). Getting around is Long Beach Road plus car and LIRR, not a dense subway grid.
Outdoors+Named local outdoor spots are Oceanside Park, the Marine Nature Study Area, and the Golf Club at Middle Bay (9- and 18-hole rounds), plus boating on Middle Bay. Residents use South Shore beaches and the boardwalk in nearby Long Beach; the Chamber of Commerce Liberty Lighthouse is the local landmark. AreaVibes scores parks and recreation 7/10 and flags green space and an active-lifestyle profile, while bike friendliness is only 3.2/10.
Named local outdoor spots are Oceanside Park, the Marine Nature Study Area, and the Golf Club at Middle Bay (9- and 18-hole rounds), plus boating on Middle Bay. Residents use South Shore beaches and the boardwalk in nearby Long Beach; the Chamber of Commerce Liberty Lighthouse is the local landmark.
AreaVibes scores parks and recreation 7/10 and flags green space and an active-lifestyle profile, while bike friendliness is only 3.2/10.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Oceanside
Oceanside, NY is a five-square-mile Nassau County hamlet on Middle Bay, with Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in town—the practical reason a nurse would relocate here. Daily life runs along Long Beach Road shops and restaurants, tree-lined owner-occupied streets, Oceanside Park, the Marine Nature Study Area, Middle Bay golf, and the nearby Long Beach boardwalk. The LIRR Long Beach line reaches Manhattan in about 45 minutes. Safety and rootedness sell it: crime 54% below the national average, 81% homeowners, livability ranked #15 in New York. Cost is the tradeoff. Housing is 94% above the New York average; by September 2026 a typical apartment runs about $3,013 a month and two-bedrooms near $4,905, with homes selling fast at asking. Elementary schools (School 2, 3, 4, 5, Boardman 9E) rate 8/10 in a median-age-44, upper-middle-income suburb. Oceanside–Wantagh outdoor dining includes C Salt, Anchor Down, and The Buoy Bar. Expect a quieter residential pace, thin in-hamlet nightlife, and a car-plus-LIRR pattern.
