Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
New York, NY
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit (Med Surg)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Medical Surgical Nursing
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients on a Medical Surgical Unit. Deliver care based on nursing theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care 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 interdisciplinary healthcare team on care plans.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices (e.g., Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, Purposeful Hourly Rounding).
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate concerns as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer/institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Report safety hazards or gaps per institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply utilization and inventory with nursing leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Apply cost-effective approaches to patient care resources.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.
• Maintain thorough and compliant documentation.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with empathy and respect.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years in Medical Surgical nursing
• EPIC experience highly preferred
• Experience with travel nursing preferred but not required for per diem roles

Unit Information

• Average Unit Census: 30 patients
• Unit Beds: 34
• Staffing Ratio: 1 RN to 5 patients
• Schedule: 3x12 hour shifts, every other weekend and holidays required

This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic Medical Surgical unit with a focus on quality, safety, patient-centered care, and professional growth.