Urology RN (Contract)
New York, NY
Integrated Healthcare Services
5x8 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse (RN) - Urology Unit (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients in the Urology Unit, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice within a relationship-centered care model.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care based on professional practice models and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model relationship-centered care practices 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 improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and evidence-based practice activities.
• Follow institutional protocols to escalate safety hazards.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality 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.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with compassion and respect.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in specialty councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience; 2 years med-surg or ambulatory care experience preferred.
• Travel nursing experience preferred but not required for per diem roles.
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation.

Schedule

• 5 shifts per week, 8 hours each (5x8)