Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
New York, NY
Integrated Healthcare Services
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit

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

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to a designated group of patients and their significant others, based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and the nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs, applying critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, transitions, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model and allocate resources efficiently.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care through activities such as Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, and Discharge Wrap Up.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patient/family concerns and escalate as appropriate.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.
• Support staff in evidence-based practices to improve patient experience.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers or opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional and evidence-based standards.
• Participate in peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Contribute to compliance with quality and safety measures.
• Apply high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors and maintain a safe environment.
• Escalate safety hazards or practice gaps following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice using institutional information technology to support quality and performance improvement.

This role is ideal for RNs experienced in stepdown or intermediate care settings who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within a collaborative interdisciplinary team.