ICU Registered Nurse
New York, NY
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: ICU Nursing
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to ICU patients based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans while prioritizing patient safety, experience, and quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care using Relationship Centered Care principles and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs; apply critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team on care planning and evaluation.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered care activities such as bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, medication reviews, and discharge wrap-ups.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand and improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening in all interactions.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to escalate safety hazards or gaps.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality and performance initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate staffing or material shortages appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care resource utilization.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert level.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty councils and committees.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years critical care/telemetry experience
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Travel experience preferred for travel positions (not required for per diem)

Unit and Schedule Details

• Average Unit Census: 8 patients
• Staffing Ratio: 1 nurse to 2 patients
• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each per week, every other weekend, variable shifts

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity ICU setting with a focus on quality, safety, and patient-centered care within a collaborative interdisciplinary team.