Stepdown Unit RN – Cardiology/Telemetry/VAD
New York, NY
Integrated Healthcare Services
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Stepdown Nursing (Cardiology, Telemetry, VAD experience preferred)
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

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

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver 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 interdisciplinary healthcare team on care plans.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, transitions, 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.
• Address patient/family concerns and escalate 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 according to protocol.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to 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 empathy and respect.
• Apply 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, committees, and unit initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• At least 2 years experience in cardiology, telemetry, and VAD preferred
• EPIC experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• 1 year travel experience preferred for travel positions (not required for per diem)

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

This position is ideal for experienced RNs with cardiology and telemetry background seeking a contract role in a stepdown unit.