Cardiac Surgery ICU Registered Nurse
New York, NY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Contract
Shift: Night (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM), every other weekend
Hours: Approximately 11.5 hours per shift, 3 shifts per week (34.5 hours/week)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to patients in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) using evidence-based practice and nursing theory. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. Support patient and family education, promote health, and ensure smooth transitions of care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care based on professional practice models and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members 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

• Facilitate patient-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 understand and improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate when necessary.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to avoid high-risk behaviors and ensure a safe environment.
• Document nursing care accurately to support quality and performance initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care practices.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert level.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in specialty practice councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State.
• Minimum 2 years of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) experience, including experience within the last year.
• Experience in Coronary Care Unit (CCU).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required for travel positions.