Staff Nurse - Inpatient Hematology Oncology - Mount Sinai Hospital - Full Time Nights

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care to a designated group of patients and significant others. The nurse delivers patient-centered care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care, the nursing process, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational nursing standards. The role is based in inpatient hematology oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital and is full-time nights. The nurse assesses and manages patient care needs, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, educates patients and caregivers, and supports safe transitions of care. The role also promotes a positive patient experience, contributes to quality and safety initiatives, helps coordinate unit operations and resources, and advances professional development through learning, shared decision-making, and support of colleagues.

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 a graduation date within one 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.
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
One year of oncology RN experience or ICU/Critical Care experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care in accordance with Relationship Centered Care, the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and organizational nursing standards.
Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking and relevant clinical skills in care management.
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 the plan of 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 use material resources effectively.
Model Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care practices, including admission welcome, bedside shift report, purposeful rounding, medication review, discharge wrap-up, and unit collaboration.
Consider patients’ values, preferences, needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care, and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Use evidence-based practices to understand patients’ perceptions of care; initiate service recovery and escalate concerns as appropriate.
Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding with assigned patients, addressing the 4 Ps.
Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers, safety hazards, and opportunities for improvement.
Apply clinical knowledge and skills to quality and safety, participate in review processes, and collaborate on quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and nursing research activities.
Document nursing practice accurately and thoroughly in accordance with hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements.
Perform charge nurse duties as assigned and help coordinate supplies, staffing resources, patient throughput, and cost-effective use of resources.
Support the care environment for colleagues, patients, families, and the healthcare team; advance clinical competence and model professional and ethical practice.
Participate in shared decision-making, unit initiatives, committees, and specialty practice councils; serve as a role model and preceptor for new staff and students.
Advance clinical leadership, articulate the value of research and evidence-based practice, and contribute to the nursing profession through professional organizations.