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RN - Med Surg - Contract - MSW
Ref No.: 24-36262
Location: New York, New York
Start Date / End Date: 05/14/2024 to 08/10/2024
Job Title: RN - Med Surg
Location: New York, NY
Duration:13 weeks
Start Date: 05/14/2024
Hourly rate: $60 - $65


Medical Surgical Unit - Mount Sinai West Summary: The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

PATIENT CARE 
1. Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards. 
2. Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management. 
3. Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care. 
4. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care. 
5. Prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning "after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate. 
6. Educates patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease. 
7. Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team. 
8. Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively. 

Skills:

1. Performs charge nurse duties as assigned. 
2. Coordinates with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care. 
3. Escalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager. 
4. Demonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources. 
5. Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care. 
6. Facilitates patient throughput on shift basis. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
1. Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team. 
2. Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert. 
3. Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy. 
4. Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family. 
5. Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others. 
6. Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs. 
7. Participates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives. 

Required: 
NYS RN License BLS 2 years Med/Surg experience Minimum 2 years RN experience 1 year travel exp for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions EPIC experience highly preferred Avg Unit Census = 30 34 Beds in Unit Staffing Guidelines = 1:5 3x12 Schedule with every other weekends & holidays required