Per Diem Infusion RN: Multispecialty-Staten Island, NY-Day-Offsite

Mount Sinai Health Systems • New York, NY

3d • $70 - $70 • Onsite

About The Position

The Offsite Registered Nurse – Infusion provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others. The nurse collaborates with the health care team to assess patient needs, plan and coordinate care, provide education and counseling, and support safe transitions from admission through discharge or transfer. The role also contributes to professional nursing practice, quality improvement, research, risk management, and a safe, therapeutic, consumer-oriented care environment.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license and registration in New York State.
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Card.
• Relevant clinical competence in the assigned area of nursing practice.
• New graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
• An associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience and/or active enrollment in a BSN program, subject to approval by the Chief Nursing Officer or designee.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating standards of care and professional practice with the health care team, consistent with institutional policies and regulatory requirements.
• Assess and evaluate patients’ needs and responses to care, applying sound nursing judgment in care-management decisions.
• Provide direct and, where applicable, continuous care for an assigned caseload using the nursing process and approved nursing and institutional standards.
• Coordinate patient care based on established priorities, including teaching, rounding, counseling, and discharge planning; direct or delegate tasks appropriately.
• Communicate professionally with patients, significant others, and health care team members about the patient’s plan of care.
• Participate in performance improvement, nursing quality, and nursing research activities, and apply relevant findings in clinical practice.
• Participate in the design, measurement, and assessment of care structures, processes, and outcomes to improve patient-care quality.
• Demonstrate accountability for nursing practice and delivery of safe, competent patient care.
• Help maintain a safe, therapeutic, and consumer-oriented environment.
• Collaborate with the health care team, patients, and significant others to plan and implement care.
• Coordinate discharge planning from admission through discharge or transfer; conduct discharge phone calls for selected patients.
• Perform charge responsibilities when assigned.
• Maintain clinical competence and pursue professional growth and development.
• Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for students, new hires, and staff.
• Support the institution’s and department’s mission, philosophy, standards, and objectives, and demonstrate professional commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Participate in identifying, responding to, and investigating potential and actual risk-management issues.
• Maintain a professional image and positive attitude; incorporate ethical principles into decision-making.
• Use financial and other resources prudently.
• Promote positive consumer interactions and uphold the Patient Bill of Rights.
• Participate in institutional committees, community agencies, and professional organizations.
• Encourage scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, innovation, and research among oneself and colleagues.
• Treat co-workers, patients, and families with dignity and respect.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree