Stepdown Unit RN – Cardiology Telemetry & VAD
New York, NY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Stepdown / Cardiology / Telemetry / VAD

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 healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices 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 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 and identify barriers to improvement.
• 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.
• Escalate safety hazards or gaps according to institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality and performance initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure adequate supplies and staffing.
• Escalate resource deficits 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 caring, respect, and empathy.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge and skills relevant to role, patient population, and specialty.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Requirements

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years in cardiology, telemetry, or VAD care
• EPIC experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Travel experience preferred but not required for Per Diem positions

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

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