Clinical Nurse-Med-Surge-Stepdown-10W-Mount Sinai Hospital-FT/Nights

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

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 through the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and Mount Sinai’s Relationship Centered Care model. The nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team, supports patient and caregiver education, contributes to quality and safety initiatives, and advances professional nursing practice.

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. ADN-prepared RNs with nursing experience require 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 New York State registered nurse license and registration.
• Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification issued by the AHA.

Nice To Haves

• NRP certification for Labor and Delivery and NICU departments.
• ACLS certification for specified areas, including the ED, PACU/ASU, ICUs, telemetry units, SDU, IR, Interventional Cardiology, L&D, Endoscopy, and APN Adult Oncology.
• PALS certification for specified areas, including the ED, PACU, Endoscopy, IR, Peds ICU, and APN Pediatric Oncology departments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care, the nursing process, research, evidence-based practice, and approved nursing standards.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs, apply critical thinking, and use 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 delegation as appropriate.
• Educate patients and caregivers about the plan of care, transitions of care, 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 patients’ values, preferences, needs, and knowledge in care; establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care and initiate service recovery, escalating concerns 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.
• Apply clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the patient population and contribute to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, nursing research, and compliance activities.
• Document nursing practice accurately and thoroughly in accordance with hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements and standards of care.
• Perform charge nurse duties when assigned and coordinate supply use and inventory with nursing leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing resource deficits and use equipment, staffing, supplies, and other resources in a patient-focused and cost-effective manner.
• Facilitate patient throughput during the shift.
• Support colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members; maintain professional and compassionate communication and incorporate ethical principles into decision-making.
• Pursue lifelong learning and clinical competence, acquire knowledge relevant to the role and patient population, and participate in shared decision-making, committees, specialty councils, and unit initiatives.
• Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students, and act as a clinical leader, throughput facilitator, and unit resource person.
• Promote research and evidence-based practice and contribute to the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level