STAFF NURSE (FLEX)-Nursing Emergency Services - Mount Sinai Morningside- Full-Time Days; EOW

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Nurse is responsible for the care activities and goal achievement of assigned patients by assessing, diagnosing, planning, and intervening in actual or potential health problems, then evaluating patients’ responses to care. The role includes health teaching and discharge planning. As a member of a designated care team, the nurse collaborates with, coordinates, and guides team members in planning patient care activities. The nurse demonstrates the scientific knowledge, judgment, and teaching skills of a professional nurse. This position is in Nursing Emergency Services at Mount Sinai Morningside. It is full-time, day shift, with every other weekend (EOW).

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-prepared RN with nursing experience requires approval by the CNO.
Documented previous experience or educational preparation to support credentials.
New York RN license (listed as RN, one year; issuing agency: DOH / Office of Professions).
BCLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Special skills or experience may be required in specialized areas.
ACLS certification from the American Heart Association is required for the Emergency Department and other listed specialty departments.

Responsibilities

Conduct nursing assessments through patient interviews, examinations, observation, and review of records.
Document patients’ progress or lack of progress in progress notes and revised care plans.
Plan discharges in accordance with patients’ status, reflecting interdepartmental and interagency communication.
Communicate information to patients according to their level of awareness and readiness to learn.
Support orientation of new staff by observing professional behaviors, providing feedback, and serving as a preceptor, role model, and resource person.
Serve as a professional role model and mentor for students and volunteers.
Make patient care assignments that reflect patient needs and personnel skill levels.
Organize care to meet the priority needs of patients and the unit.
Communicate patient or unit conditions requiring additional intervention to the appropriate leadership person.
Participate in the development of other staff members.
Communicate with peers when appraising personal and other nursing personnel’s practice.
Collaborate through communication and nursing actions to meet patient and unit needs.
Provide direction, assistance, and support.
Take accountability and responsibility for the completion and quality of assigned tasks.
Identify and communicate the need for further staff education to the immediate supervisor.
Communicate with nursing leadership in accordance with the authorities and responsibilities of nursing management levels.
Seek and use nursing leaders as role models and resource persons.
Collaborate with other disciplines through communication to meet patient and unit needs.
Reflect the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Department of Nursing and the Hospital Center in communication and interactions with families and other groups.