CCU Stepdown RN
New York, NY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - CCU Stepdown (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Cardiology / Critical Care Unit (CCU) Stepdown

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to a designated group of patients in a heart hospital setting. Care is delivered based on nursing theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient 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, 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 appropriately.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Implement process improvement and evidence-based practice strategies.
• Participate in peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• 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.
• Maintain thorough and compliant documentation.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Project a professional image demonstrating caring and respect.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Encourage 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

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including cardiology, telemetry, and post-procedural catheterization experience
• Travel experience preferred for travel positions (not required for per diem)
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation

Unit Information

• Average unit census: 28 patients
• Unit size: 35 beds
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour shifts

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 high-acuity heart hospital environment.