Clinical Nurse-GI-Med-Surge-Stepdown-9E-Mount Sinai Hospital-FT/Nights

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

About The Position

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. The role delivers patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and Mount Sinai's Relationship Centered Care model. The nurse assesses and manages patient needs, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, educates patients and caregivers, supports safe operations and quality improvement, and contributes to professional development and the nursing practice environment.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with matriculation in a BSN program and an expected graduation date within one year.
An ADN-prepared registered nurse with nursing experience requires approval by the Chief Nursing Officer.
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 Support (BCLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care, the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and approved nursing standards.
Assess and evaluate patient care needs, apply critical thinking, and integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care.
Prioritize patient care activities, including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and appropriate delegation.
Educate patients and caregivers about plans of care, care transitions, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Communicate professionally with patients, families, and members of 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, purposeful hourly rounding, medication review, discharge wrap-up, and unit collaboration.
Consider patient values, preferences, needs, and knowledge; establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care, respond to concerns, and initiate service recovery or escalate concerns as needed.
Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding on assigned patients, addressing the 4 Ps.
Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers, safety hazards, and opportunities for improvement.
Participate in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, nursing research, peer review, and institutional compliance activities.
Document nursing practice accurately and thoroughly in accordance with hospital, regulatory, legal, and care standards.
Perform charge nurse duties as assigned and coordinate supply use and inventory with nursing leadership.
Escalate material or staffing resource deficits and use equipment, staff, supplies, and other resources in a patient-focused, cost-effective manner.
Facilitate patient throughput on a shift basis.
Support colleagues, patients, families, and the healthcare team; advance clinical competence and maintain professional conduct.
Apply ethical principles, pursue lifelong learning and innovation, and acquire role- and specialty-related knowledge and skills.
Participate in shared decision-making through practice councils, committees, and unit initiatives.
Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students, and advance clinical leadership through charge, throughput, and resource roles.
Promote the value and application of research and evidence-based practice and participate in professional nursing organizations.