There’s nothing more exciting than the hope and promise of new life. The mother-baby unit at Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) is a wonderful place for parents and their newborns – and it’s also a welcoming and supportive place for nurses.

Our nurses are bringing a new perspective to the mother-baby experience. It all begins with a patient-first philosophy, including a new couplet care model, and a passion for delivering a positive patient experience.

To deliver this standard of care at Northern Westchester Hospital, nurses are encouraged to enhance their skills and develop their careers by:

• Becoming Certified Breastfeeding Counselors
• Obtaining Electric Fetal Monitoring (EFM) certification
• Pursuing advancement through Clinical Ladder programs

Certification exams are paid for by the hospital to foster career growth. And even more, the hospital provides its nurses with paid time off to attend professional conferences. The hospital partners with Cohen Children’s Medical Center to provide NICU nurses with the best training possible. Other opportunities for advancement include tuition reimbursement, college discounts, fellowships and more. Learn more about careers at NWH.

There is strong collaboration among nurses, obstetricians and pediatricians as well as tremendous respect and involvement from nursing leadership.

“It’s always a team effort. If one area is very busy, another area will go and help them out. We all work together and that’s what I really like about the mother-baby unit.”

–Elizabeth Sanseverino, RN, BSN

And this commitment to patient-first care is a collaborative one. A new couplet care model was designed with input from two moms who worked with NWH’s advisory committee to add their own experiences as former patients. One example of the new couplet care model is focused around helping to ease the nerves new parents may have when leaving the hospital by introducing a unique discharge class to prepare them for this exciting new time of life.

The result is a model within the mother-baby unit that combines the needs of the patient with the expertise of our team.

 Are you Made for a nursing career at Northern Westchester Hospital? Join us.

Redefining the future of health care is a Truly Ambitious endeavor. It requires leadership that is also Truly Innovative and Truly Compassionate.

Katrina Aronoff embodies all of these attributes. As a Chief Radiation Therapist at Phelps Hospital as well as a United States Coast Guard Reservist, Katrina lives out Northwell Health values in all areas of her life.

Katrina recently received the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for Outstanding Achievement. The award recognizes meritorious and heroic service to others. She received this prestigious commendation for actions on two separate occasions within a two-week period, while serving with the Coast Guard in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria.

• Coming off duty on October 28th and returning to her hotel, Katrina noticed a man lying unconscious on the ground. She quickly assessed the situation and had a civilian call 911. Checking the man’s vital signs, felt a pulse and confirmed respirations. She then requested assistance from the USNS Comfort – one of the largest hospital ships in the world – and helped Navy personnel insert an intravenous line and perform an EKG.
• On Nov 12th, as she left her hotel, she witnessed civilians lowering an unconscious female to the ground. She asked one of her shipmates to call 911 while she checked for vital signs. The woman was not breathing and had no pulse. She performed CPR and was able to bring the victim back. As she waited for EMS to arrive, the victim lost consciousness four times and her heart stopped beating. Katrina would not give up on her. Two days later, it was confirmed that thanks to Katrina’s intervention, the victim was alive and well.

Whether in her role with the Coast Guard or as a key member of the Phelps Hospital Radiation Medicine team, Katrina Aronoff is a natural leader. She is always ready to take the initiative and do whatever the situation requires to help others and save lives. She is an invaluable asset to Northwell Health.

If you’d like to learn more about Northwell Health’s exceptional women in leadership and the values that inspire them, we’ll be sharing stories from our Employee Lunch and Learn and providing an inside peek at how women in key leadership roles are making a dramatic impact and driving important change!

We lead with compassion. When someone is battling a disease like addiction, our first step, our first move, is one of empathy. That’s why we were excited to meet Darryl Strawberry.

Darryl Strawberry has overcome incredible adversities. As a professional baseball player, he’s an eight-time All Star, a four-time World Series Champion, and a two-time Silver Slugger. But during his recent visit to Zucker Hillside Hospital, he made it clear that his greatest challenge came from a foe off the diamond: Addiction.

Strawberry spoke in emotional detail about his personal journey from addiction to recovery. Referencing his new book, “Don’t Give Up on Me,” Strawberry advised his audience that no matter the addiction, there is hope and possibility for anyone in search for a better life.

“We have to step up as a society,” he said, “and I want to thank everyone at this hospital who works to make life better for those who need it. Recovery is possible, but we all have to help. The people who work here in this hospital – just know that this is not a job, it’s a calling. It’s about letting every person who walks through your door know that their lives matter.”

The Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation at ZHH hosted the event that provided inspiration and empowerment to staff, peers, and clients.

“With the current opioid crisis facing our nation, presentations such as Darryl’s heighten awareness to the growing problem and the effect on our communities,” Chief Nursing Officer Marybeth McManus said. “We are grateful to those in recovery who speak up with such a positive message, and to the health care providers so committed to caring for those on the journey to recovery.”

Looking to take up arms in the battle against addiction? Zucker Hillside Hospital has open RN night positions for inpatient adult units and geropsychiatric units, and a .5 ECT day position. Previous medical experience preferred for the geropsych units and ECT.

Apply now.