Registered Nurse - Urology
Long Island City, NY
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN - Urology (Contract)

Location: Long Island City, New York
Specialty: Registered Nurse - Urology

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients in the Urology Unit, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans, prioritize patient needs, and educate patients and caregivers.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care based on Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care.
• Collaborate with healthcare team on care plans.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• 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 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 improve patient care perceptions.
• Address patient/family concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement and evidence-based practices.
• Participate in peer and institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards per protocol.
• Document nursing practice to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to resource utilization.
• Document accurately and thoroughly per regulatory standards.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with empathy and respect.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Requirements

• License: NYS Registered Nurse (RN) License required
• Certifications: BLS required
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years RN experience required
  • 2 years med-surg or ambulatory care experience preferred
• Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
  • Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Technical Skills: EPIC experience highly preferred
• Schedule: 5 days per week, 8-hour shifts

Contract Length

• 14 weeks (interpreted from contract_length value)

Prior Travel Experience

• Not required for this position