Staff Nurse - NICU - Mount Sinai Hospital - Full Time Nights

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

1d•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 their significant others. The role delivers patient-centered care in the NICU through the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and Mount Sinai’s Relationship Centered Care model. The nurse assesses patient needs, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, educates patients and caregivers, documents care, and contributes to quality, safety, and operational goals. The position also supports professional development, shared decision-making, precepting, and clinical leadership activities.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN), or an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN matriculated in a BSN program with a graduation date within the 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 New York State registered nurse license and registration.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
NRP certification.
One year of inpatient RN experience.

Nice To Haves

NICU experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and the nursing process, guided by theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational standards.
Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking in patient care management.
Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills into nursing care.
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 care plans, transitions, health promotion, and disease prevention, while anticipating learning needs and readiness.
Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary patient 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, HELP, AM/PM care, purposeful hourly rounding, medication review, discharge wrap-up, and physician/nurse unit collaboration.
Consider patient values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care; establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care and support staff use of these practices.
Initiate service recovery for patient and family concerns and escalate concerns to nursing leadership or Patient Relations as needed.
Conduct purposeful hourly rounding on assigned patients, addressing the 4 Ps.
Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers, opportunities for improvement, and potential safety hazards.
Apply clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the patient population and contribute to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, nursing research, and compliance activities.
Participate in peer and institutional review processes and apply high-reliability principles to reduce risk and maintain a safe environment.
Document nursing practice using institutional information technology and comply with hospital, regulatory, legal, and standards-of-care requirements.
Perform charge nurse duties when assigned.
Coordinate supplies and inventory with nursing leadership; escalate supply or staffing deficits and use equipment, staffing, supplies, and other resources cost-effectively.
Facilitate patient throughput during the shift.
Support colleagues, patients, families, and the healthcare team in the care environment; maintain professional conduct and apply ethical principles.
Advance clinical competence, acquire role- and specialty-related knowledge and skills, and promote scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, and innovation.
Participate in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing committees, and unit initiatives.
Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students; contribute as a charge nurse, patient throughput facilitator, and unit resource person.
Articulate the value and application of research and evidence-based practice, and participate in professional nursing organizations.