Education & Experience Requirements

1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current New York RN license/registration.
2. BSN Required for RNs hired after 1/1/18.
3. All RNs hired before 1/1/18 will be required to have their BSN (or MSN) by 12/31/21.
4. Proof of BSN (or MSN) must be received by Human Resources by 12/31/21 for verification.
5. Knowledge of current nursing, medical and health trends and practices in rendering of patient care.
6. One year of acute care nursing experience preferred for areas other than medical surgical or step-down
7. BLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required.
8. As of January 1st, 2017, ACLS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs, except for NICU and OR RNs. Current nurses will have 12 months to receive this certification (1/1/18). Current nurses on Mother/Baby will have until 1/1/19 to receive this certification. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months.
9. PALS certification (through American Heart Association) is required for all RNs working in the PACU, 5I Pediatrics, Emergency Department, Armonk Urgent Care, Ambulatory Surgery and 226 Ambulatory Surgery Center. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months.
10. NRP certification is required for all RNs working in the Mother-Baby unit, Labor & Delivery and NICU. All newly hired nurses to the NICU, L&D and the Mother-Baby unit must receive this certification within 6 months.
11. All registered nurses and advanced practice nurses providing direct oncology care must demonstrate one of the following:
a. Current cancer-specific certification in the nurse's specialty by an accredited certification program. Oncology nursing certifications that qualify include, but are not limited to: AOCNP®, AOCNS®, AOCN®,
BMTCN®, CPHON®, CPON®, CBCN® OCN®
or
b.Ongoing education by earning 36 cancer-related continuing education nursing contact hours every 3 years (maintained by department manager)
12. Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department must complete de-escalation training within 1 year of hire to transfer to the Emergency Department.
13. Successful completion of Department and Unit Orientation Program.