Registered Nurse ICU KMH
- BLS
- ACLS
- BSN
- RN license
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How this pay compares
Open ICU nurse jobs in New York post a median of $47.82 an hour, the middle half $46.37–$64.08, across 58 jobs that state their pay. ICU nurses employed in New York earn a median of $52.62 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Nurse staffing plan
Kenmore Mercy Hospital's 2026-2027 staffing plan, filed with New York's Department of Health, plans 2.0 patients per RN on its intensive care units (New York's median hospital 2.0) on the day shift. A plan's average for the units, not this job's assignment. Every unit and shift at Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
Workplace injuries
Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Kenmore reported 44 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 1,430,138 hours worked: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 6.1 per 100 full-time workers. 3 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Visa sponsorship record
From 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, the US Labor Department certified 1 H-1B application from Catholic Health (Buffalo) for registered nurses, offering a median $44.32 an hour (the low end of each application's wage range). That is the employer's record, not a promise for this job: ask its recruiter whether this one sponsors a visa. Green cards for registered nurses are on the Labor Department's Schedule A and are filed with USCIS directly, so this record holds almost none of any employer's. Every employer that sponsors registered nurses.
Medicare rating of Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Medicare gives Kenmore Mercy Hospital 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; New York's hospitals average 2.7). 82% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · New York hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Kenmore Mercy Hospital's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $55.11 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $63.42 an hour across New York's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What New York hospitals pay nurses.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Kenmore Mercy Hospital as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
What New York law says about nurse staffing and overtime
- ICU nurse-to-patient ratio: New York hospitals must assign at least one registered nurse for every two patients needing intensive or critical care. 10 NYCRR § 405.22(a)(5) (source: 10 NYCRR § 405.22(a)(5))
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Health care employers may not require nurses to work beyond scheduled hours except for disaster, declared emergency, unforeseen emergency or a procedure in progress; use of exceptions must be reported (covers registered nurses and licensed practical nurses at health care employers). N.Y. Lab. Law § 167 (source: N.Y. Lab. Law § 167)
Registered nurse and LPN jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 81.0%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.45x · Clicks 134
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 54.7% · Stating an hourly rate 33.9%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 9 Nov 2026. Every figure for Registered nurse and LPN jobs
About the job
Facility: Kenmore Mercy Hospital
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
Provides daily nursing care to patients/residents following established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
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
- Prepared to sit for New York State RN Licensure Boards within 3 months from date of hire or maintains a current New York State Professional RN License
- Completion of ACLS Certification within one year of hire
- Completion of BLS within 3 months of hire
- Cardiac Rhythm Course within 6 months of hire or demonstrates competency & Essentials of Critical Care Orientation Program (ECCHO) within 1 year of transfer or hire into Critical Care
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Subject to inside environmental conditions.
From Catholic Health (Buffalo)'s job posting, checked 8 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Catholic Health (Buffalo)
Catholic Health is a Western New York health system based in Buffalo, with Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Kenmore Mercy, Sisters of Charity, Mount St. Mary's and Lockport Memorial, plus home care and long-term care.
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