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Catholic Health (Buffalo)3 openings in Buffalo, NYWeekenderPosted 2w agoStill open, checked every night- Weekends
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Weekender · Posted 2w ago
Buffalo, NY (opens on this page)
Weekender · Posted 2w ago
Buffalo, NY (opens on this page)
Weekender · Posted 2w ago
How this pay compares
Open registered nurse jobs in New York post a median of $47.06 an hour, the middle half $43.46–$55, across 1,423 jobs that state their pay. Registered 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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Union record
By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a union bargains for workers at Catholic Health (Buffalo) here: Communications Workers Of America AFL-CIO 1133 and 1168 at Buffalo, NY (2,600 workers, contract up for renewal 30 Jun 2025). The union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in it. Healthcare union contracts.
Nurse staffing plan
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo's 2026-2027 staffing plan, filed with New York's Department of Health, plans 3.9 patients per RN on its medical/surgical units (New York's median hospital 5.0), 1.5 patients per RN on its critical care units (New York's median hospital 2.0) and 1.7 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 Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.
Workplace injuries
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo reported 87 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 3,281,620 hours worked: 5.3 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 7 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.
What New York law says about nurse staffing and overtime
- Nurse staffing committee or plan: General hospitals must keep a clinical staffing committee and submit an annual clinical staffing plan to the state. N.Y. Public Health Law § 2805-t (source: N.Y. Public Health Law § 2805-t)
- 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)
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About the job
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Shift: Shift 3
Status: Weekender FTE: 0.626667
Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Weekend Only Saturday and Sunday
Hours: 6:45pm to 7:00am
Summary
Coordinates total nursing care for the patient by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. Participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in clinical setting.
Responsibilities
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- The graduate nurse is a beginning practitioner gaining experience in all of the above, always under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse
- Graduate Nurses must take and pass the New York state licensing boards within four (4) months of their hire date
- Registered Nurse must be currently licensed in New York State
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing currently registered in New York State
- BLS validation and revalidation in accordance to AHA standards
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Participates in educational conferences and upgrades and maintains professional knowledge and skills related to the area of responsibility, maintains confidentiality, understands legal aspects of the job function, adheres to hospital policies and procedures. Role involves a variety of problems to be solved under general guidelines, and calls for a variety of decisions, some of which are complex and must be referred to a resource person
- Assists in directing a small group of employees performing similar or related tasks of semi skilled nature. Instructs employees. Assigns, evaluates performance, and maintains efficiency of staff assigned to him/her
- Have obligations to conserve supplies, equipment and time in a cost-effective environment
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Good mental and physical health
- The ability to cope with stress and handle multiple priorities is required
- May also be exposed to communicable diseases
From Catholic Health (Buffalo)'s job posting for Buffalo, NY, 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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