Registered Nurse - Stepdown Unit
New York, NY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Shift: Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM), Every Other Weekend (EOW) Required
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours: Approximately 11 hours per day, 34.5 hours per week

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to a designated group of patients using evidence-based practice and nursing theory. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, prioritizing patient safety, education, and experience.

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 to develop and evaluate 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 effectively with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered care activities such as bedside shift reports, 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 improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

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

Operations

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

Professional Development

• Support colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• 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 shared decision-making through committees and councils.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State.
• Minimum 2 years of Stepdown unit nursing experience, including experience within the last year.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Minimum 2 years of cardiology experience.
• Minimum 2 years of ventricular assist device (VAD) experience.
• Minimum 2 years of ventilator experience.
• Experience in telemetry nursing.

Additional Information

• This position requires working night shifts with every other weekend coverage.
• The role involves both direct patient care and operational responsibilities including charge nurse duties.
• Emphasis on patient-centered care, safety, quality improvement, and professional growth.