Mother-Baby Registered Nurse (Postpartum/Antepartum)
New York, New York
Mount Sinai West

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Mother Baby (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Mother Baby Nursing (Postpartum/Antepartum)
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)
Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to women and newborns in a Mother Baby unit. Deliver care based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice while collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care principles and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs, applying critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate 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 effectively with patients, families, and care 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.
• 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 barriers or opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Participate in process improvement, peer review, and quality initiatives.
• 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 and performance improvement.

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 care and resource management.
• Document thoroughly in compliance with regulatory and legal standards.
• 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 respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, patient population, and specialty.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Minimum 2 years postpartum and antepartum nursing experience
• Minimum 2 years RN experience overall
• Travel experience preferred for travel positions (not required for per diem)
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred

Unit Information

• Average Unit Census: 17.4 patients
• Beds per Unit: 23

This position offers an opportunity to work in a specialized Mother Baby unit providing comprehensive care to women and newborns, with a focus on quality, safety, and patient-centered care.