Clinical Nurse - Urology

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

1d•$65 - $65

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care to a designated group of patients and their significant others. Nursing care is grounded in nursing theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational standards, and is delivered through Mount Sinai’s Relationship Centered Care model and the nursing process. The role involves assessing patient needs, coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams, educating patients and caregivers, supporting a positive patient experience, and contributing to quality, safety, and operational goals. The Clinical Nurse also supports professional development, shared decision-making, and a culture of scholarship and continuous learning. Charge nurse duties may be performed as assigned. The position requires graduation from an accredited nursing program and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, or an eligible ADN pathway as described in the qualifications. The nurse must hold current New York State RN registration and the specified life-support or specialty certifications applicable to the assigned department. This position is in the NYSNA-MSH collective bargaining unit.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN), or an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) with matriculation in a BSN program and an expected graduation date within one year. An ADN RN with nursing experience requires CNO approval.
Relevant clinical competence in the assigned area of nursing practice; new graduates must have current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
Current registered nurse license and registration in New York State.
Basic Life Saver (BCLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Applicable specialty certifications: NRP for Labor and Delivery or NICU; ACLS for the listed areas including ED, PACU/ASU, ICUs, telemetry, SDU, IR, interventional cardiology, L&D, endoscopy, and APN Adult Oncology; PALS for the listed areas including ED, PACU, endoscopy, IR, Pediatric ICU, and APN Pediatric Oncology departments.
Collective bargaining unit: NYSNA-MSH.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and the nursing process, informed by theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational nursing standards.
Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking and relevant assessment and intervention skills.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care.
Prioritize patient care, including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and appropriate delegation.
Educate patients and caregivers about care plans, transitions, health promotion, and disease prevention, taking readiness to learn into account.
Communicate professionally with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary care team.
Manage assignments within the Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model and allocate material resources effectively.
Model Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care practices, including admission welcome, bedside shift report, medication review, purposeful hourly rounding, discharge wrap-up, and unit collaboration.
Consider patient values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care, and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care and support staff in doing so.
Initiate service recovery for patient or family concerns and escalate issues when needed.
Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding on assigned patients, addressing the 4 Ps.
Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers, improvement opportunities, safety hazards, and gaps from best practice.
Contribute to quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, nursing research, peer and institutional review, and compliance measures.
Use high-reliability principles to identify and avoid high-risk behaviors and document nursing practice in institutional information systems.
Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
Coordinate with nursing leadership to ensure supplies and inventory are sufficient and appropriately used; escalate staffing or material resource deficits.
Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to equipment, staffing, supplies, and other resources.
Maintain accurate and thorough documentation in accordance with hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements and standards of care.
Facilitate patient throughput on a shift basis.
Support colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members; advance clinical competence and maintain a professional, compassionate manner.
Apply ethical principles in decision-making and promote scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, and innovation.
Acquire knowledge and skills relevant to the role, patient population, clinical specialty, and community health needs.
Participate in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.
Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students, and contribute as a clinical leader, charge nurse, throughput facilitator, and unit resource.
Communicate the value and application of research and evidence-based practice and participate in professional nursing organizations.